Gootloader malware is back with new tricks after 7-month break

The Gootloader malware loader operation has returned after a 7-month absence and is once again performing SEO poisoning to ...
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North Korean hackers hide crypto-theft malware inside smart contracts

North Korean hackers are now using a blockchain-based method known as EtherHiding to deliver malware to facilitate their crypto theft operations.
Yahoo

Hacker Pwns Programmer, Infects Widely Used Software With Malware

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A hacker has managed to infect over a dozen widely used software packages with a crypto-looting malware after ...

Google spots malware in the wild that morphs mid-attack, thanks to AI

PROMPTFLUX: Experimental malware, a VBScript dropper with obfuscation, that abuses the Google Gemini API to dynamically rewrite its own source code. PROMPTLOCK: Another experimental strain of malware, ...
Yahoo

More than 14,000 WordPress sites hacked, used to spread malware

A new threat actor is targeting flawed WordPress sites using a new malware spreading technique. - Filip Radwanski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images WordPress is one of the most popular content ...
InfoWorld

Malware hides behind JavaScript, PNGs to bypass browser security

A newly discovered cross-site scripting attack uses a sly variant on an existing hack to deliver malware in a way that’s so heavily obfuscated, even experts didn’t notice it at first. Said experts ...
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Google Finds Malware Connecting to AI Large Language Models to Hone Attacks

The company is warning about newly discovered malware, including 'Promptflux' and 'Promptsteal,' that use generative AI. But ...
TechSpot

Hackers used Ars Technica and Vimeo to deliver malware using obfuscated binary instructions in a URL

In context: Since the first computer virus, malware has been a cat-and-mouse game between hackers and security researchers. It's to the point where most malware is known, at least in type and delivery ...