Security leaders share how artificial intelligence is changing malware, ransomware, and identity-led intrusions, and how defenses must evolve.
The post Cyber Insights 2026: Malware and Cyberattacks in the Age of AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter KONNI Adopts AI to Generate PowerShell Backdoors Who Operates the Badbox 2.0 Botnet? Weaponized in China, Deployed in India: The SyncFuture Espionage Targeted Campaign Android Trojan Campaign Uses Hugging Face Hosting for RAT Payload […]
Notepad++ maintainer says nation-state attackers hijacked the app’s update system by redirecting traffic at the hosting provider level. The Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised the hosting provider’s infrastructure, redirecting update traffic to malicious servers. The attack did not exploit flaws in Notepad++ code but intercepted updates before they reached users. “According to the […]
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. DOJ releases details alleged talented hacker working for Jeffrey Epstein Cyberattacks Disrupt Communications at Wind, Solar, […]
We usually think of computer viruses as silent, invisible programs running in the background, but a worrying discovery shows that modern hackers are getting much more personal.
Hackers compromised a MicroWorld Technologies update server and fed a malicious file to eScan customers.
The post eScan Antivirus Delivers Malware in Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Another day, another Android malware campaign targeting unsuspecting users worldwide by masquerading as popular apps.
TAMECAT is a sophisticated PowerShell-based backdoor linked to APT42, an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group. It steals login credentials from Microsoft Edge and Chrome browsers while evading detection. Security researchers from Israel’s Nation…
A sophisticated Android RAT campaign that exploits Hugging Face’s popular machine learning platform to host and distribute malicious payloads. Attackers combine social engineering, legitimate infrastructure abuse, and Accessibility Services explo…
A sophisticated traffic distribution system (TDS) hiding behind education-themed domains. The operation uses bulletproof hosting to deliver phishing pages, scams, and malware files. Analysts triaged a first-stage JavaScript loader from hxxps[:]//toxics…