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Competition among malware-as-a-service developers has transformed infostealers into refined, accessible tools for cybercriminals worldwide.
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Proof-of-concept ransomware uses AI models to generate attack scripts in real time.
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Threat actors are leveraging the trusted brand of Indonesia’s state pension fund, PT Dana Tabungan dan Asuransi Pegawai Negeri (Persero), or TASPEN, to deploy a malicious Android application disguised as an official portal. This banking trojan an…
ESET found PromptLock, the first AI-driven ransomware, using OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b via Ollama to generate and run malicious Lua scripts. In a series of messages published on X, ESET Research announced the discovery of the first known AI-powered ransomware, named PromptLock. The PromptLock malware uses the gpt-oss:20b model from OpenAI locally via the Ollama API to […]
The China-linked APT group Silk Typhoon targeted diplomats by hijacking web traffic to redirect it to a website that delivered malware. China-linked cyberespionage group Silk Typhoon targeted diplomats by hijacking web traffic to redirect to a website used to deliver malware, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) warns. Cyberspies hijacked a network’s captive portal using an […]
Check Point Research has uncovered a highly persistent phishing operation dubbed ZipLine, which reverses traditional attack vectors by exploiting victims’ own “Contact Us” web forms to initiate seemingly legitimate business communicat…
Check Point Research has uncovered a highly persistent phishing operation dubbed ZipLine, which reverses traditional attack vectors by exploiting victims’ own “Contact Us” web forms to initiate seemingly legitimate business communicat…
Zimperium’s zLabs research team has identified a sophisticated new variant of the Hook Android banking trojan, marking a significant escalation in mobile threat sophistication. This iteration incorporates ransomware-style overlays that display extortio…
Zscaler reports 77 Android apps on Google Play with 19 million installs spread malware, hitting 831 banks and…
French retailer Auchan suffered a data breach impacting hundreds of thousands of customers, with personal information stolen. French retailer Auchan suffered a data breach that impacted hundreds of thousands of customers, resulting in the theft of personal information. The company has already notified the impacted customers. Threat actors stole customers’ personal data linked to their […]