AI Waifu RAT Exploits Users with Advanced Social Engineering Tactics

A sophisticated new malware campaign has emerged that weaponizes artificial intelligence and social engineering to target niche online communities. Security researchers have identified the “AI Waifu RAT,” a remote access trojan that masquer…

Security Affairs newsletter Round 539 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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. Lab Dookhtegan hacking group disrupts communications on dozens of Iranian ships New zero-click exploit allegedly used […]

New framework aims to outsmart malware evasion tricks

Attackers have learned how to trick machine learning malware detectors with small but clever code changes, and researchers say they may finally have an answer. In a new paper, academics from Inria and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security…

Healthcare Services Group discloses 2024 data breach that impacted 624,496 people

Healthcare Services Group suffered a 2024 breach, exposing personal data of 624,000+ people. Affected individuals are now being notified. In 2024, Healthcare Services Group suffered a data breach that impacted over 624,496 people, as per notification sent to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG) is a U.S.-based company that provides housekeeping, laundry, […]

Infostealers: The Silent Smash-and-Grab Driving Modern Cybercrime

Competition among malware-as-a-service developers has transformed infostealers into refined, accessible tools for cybercriminals worldwide.
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PromptLock: First AI-Powered Ransomware Emerges

Proof-of-concept ransomware uses AI models to generate attack scripts in real time.
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