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Malware uses LLMs to rank victims by how much they're worth

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  • Points19
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–Rank now
#5Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen

On Hacker News

Points
19
Comments
0
Submitted by
khalidkhair
Posted
Oct 31, 2026
Site
blog.talosintelligence.com

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on blog.talosintelligence.com.

Trending history

Malware uses LLMs to rank victims by how much they're worth was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 22 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #5 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 20:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 21:22 UTC.

This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 16:0717:2618:4420:0321:22 Oct 31, 16:07 UTC · #27Oct 31, 16:22 UTC · #27Oct 31, 16:37 UTC · #22Oct 31, 16:52 UTC · #21Oct 31, 17:07 UTC · #21Oct 31, 17:22 UTC · #19Oct 31, 17:37 UTC · #18Oct 31, 17:52 UTC · #15Oct 31, 18:07 UTC · #15Oct 31, 18:22 UTC · #14Oct 31, 18:37 UTC · #11Oct 31, 18:52 UTC · #8Oct 31, 19:07 UTC · #8Oct 31, 19:22 UTC · #7Oct 31, 19:37 UTC · #6Oct 31, 19:52 UTC · #6Oct 31, 20:07 UTC · #6Oct 31, 20:22 UTC · #6Oct 31, 20:37 UTC · #5Oct 31, 20:52 UTC · #5Oct 31, 21:07 UTC · #5Oct 31, 21:22 UTC · #5

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

071141214 16:0717:2618:4420:0321:22 Oct 31, 16:07 UTC · 16Oct 31, 16:22 UTC · 34Oct 31, 16:37 UTC · 61Oct 31, 16:52 UTC · 79Oct 31, 17:07 UTC · 95Oct 31, 17:22 UTC · 115Oct 31, 17:37 UTC · 132Oct 31, 17:52 UTC · 151Oct 31, 18:07 UTC · 164Oct 31, 18:22 UTC · 179Oct 31, 18:37 UTC · 184Oct 31, 18:52 UTC · 188Oct 31, 19:07 UTC · 190Oct 31, 19:22 UTC · 192Oct 31, 19:37 UTC · 195Oct 31, 19:52 UTC · 199Oct 31, 20:07 UTC · 204Oct 31, 20:22 UTC · 205Oct 31, 20:37 UTC · 208Oct 31, 20:52 UTC · 209Oct 31, 21:07 UTC · 212Oct 31, 21:22 UTC · 214

Questions

Is Malware uses LLMs to rank victims by how much they're worth trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 21:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Malware uses LLMs to rank victims by how much they're worth reached?

#5 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 20:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Malware uses LLMs to rank victims by how much they're worth been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (22 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

19 points and 0 comments; submitted by khalidkhair on Oct 31, 2026.