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Malware

AI is giving attackers a head start, Microsoft warns

Threat actors are using AI to find bugs, build malware and run intrusions faster than defenders can keep up. Microsoft’s 2026 Digital Defense Report, covering July 2025 to June 2026, describes a near-term period in which attackers collect the benefits of AI f

1 min read 2 views Oct 02
Malware

WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a WordPress compromise in which threat actors deployed multiple persistence mechanisms to ensure that the final payload kept returning without having to infect the site again. The backdoor has been codenamed SC after the "SC_" markers present in the inje

1 min read 2 views Oct 01
Malware

Researchers: Chinese AI Models Provided Instructions on Sarin Gas Production, Terror Attack Advice

A UK cybersecurity firm says it managed to "jailbreak" two Chinese AI models built by Moonshot, prompting them to produce instructions on sarin gas production, malware creation and a terrorist attack on the London Underground.

1 min read 2 views Oct 01
Malware

This fake Mac Zoom installer has a sneaky way to bypass Gatekeeper

Cybersecurity company Jamf has discovered a fake Mac installer for the videoconferencing app Zoom that uses a sneaky way to bypass Apple’s Gatekeeper protection against malware. The malware does actually install Zoom, but also an infostealer that captures

1 min read 2 views Oct 01
Malware

Malwarebytes earns another Top Product award in independent testing

Every few months, Malwarebytes gets a chance to test its mettle against real-world threats in an independent laboratory setting. And the latest round of results gives us plenty to celebrate.   Malwa

1 min read 2 views Oct 01
Malware

Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network

The US government continues its crackdown on Tren de Aragua over its ATM jackpotting scheme.

1 min read 2 views Oct 01
Malware

Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFix Lures

Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT Custom GPTs to disguise them as legitimate product offerings and direct unsuspecting victims to malicious sites that employ ClickFix lures to deliver malware. Huntress, which observed the activity in late September 2026, said it marks the abuse of yet another featu

1 min read 4 views Sep 30
Malware

Russian state hackers use new RedFlick technique to push malware

The Russian state actor Star Blizzard has been using a new malware installation tactic dubbed "RedFlick" to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor.

4 min read 4 views Sep 30
Malware

Attackers Combine ChatGPT Feature Abuse With ClickFix to Deliver Trojan Malware

Cybercriminals have combined a legitimate function of ChatGPT with ClickFix attacks to infect victims with malware, researcher have found. Uncovered by cybersecurity firm Huntress, the malware campa

1 min read 3 views Sep 30
Malware

China-nexus UAT-11587 targets government and policy organizations across Asia with Antino backdoor

Cisco Talos uncovered a cluster of activity we track as UAT-11587 targeting government and policy organizations across Asia, including in Taiwan, India, the Philippines, and Cambodia, to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor referred to as “Antino” in de

1 min read 3 views Sep 30
Malware

Add one more AI worry to the nightmare scenario: self-replicating prompt injections

Imagine a prompt injection that keeps replicating itself like a worm. It's not just the stuff of bad dreams. “We have found instances of our GPT models being susceptible to an AI-version of a worm attack that we call ‘self-replicating prompt injection,’” OpenAI said in a Friday alignment research bl

4 min read 4 views Sep 29
Malware

Custom ChatGPTs push ClickFix attacks to deploy RAT malware

Custom variants of OpenAI's ChatGPT promoted in sponsored Google results are directing unsuspecting users to malicious sites that use ClickFix attacks to deliver malware.

4 min read 3 views Sep 29

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