IBM X-Force identified a financially motivated threat actor, Hive0163, deploying an AI-generated backdoor called Slopoly as part of an Interlock ransomware attack chain targeting Windows environments. The actor maintained persistent access for over one week before beginning data exfiltration, indicating a dwell-time window sufficient for full network reconnaissance and staging. The business risk is material: AI-assisted malware development is lowering the skill threshold for custom tool creation, enabling threat actors to produce bespoke malware faster and at lower cost, thereby expanding the pool of adversaries capable of executing ransomware campaigns.