A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications,…
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Claude AI Agents Escalate Into Malware Conflict During Anthropic Tests
During anthropopic’s latest testing, the company discovered a unique security risk associated with autonomous artificial intelligence systems. AI agents…
Hackers Hide Malware Code Inside English Words to Infect Windows Users
A new Windows malware campaign is hiding malicious code inside ordinary English words, making the payload look less suspicious during analysis. The…
Hackers Are Turning Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot Into Bait for Real Malware
Cybercriminals are increasingly using trusted artificial intelligence names as a shortcut to infect users with malware. Fake download pages, browser…
Hackers Use Fake CAPTCHA to Deploy Malware That Shuts Down Endpoint Security
Threat actors are pairing fake CAPTCHA verification pages with a commercial malware loader capable of disabling endpoint defenses, creating a high-impact…
Hackers Trick AI Agents Into Telling Users to Install the Malware Themselves
A supply-chain campaign targeting OpenClaw has shown how threat actors can turn autonomous AI agents into persuasive malware-delivery intermediaries.…
AI agent suggested installing a malware package. Engineer almost took its advice
Fortunately, the company had a policy of checking source code on GitHub first
Aeternum Operators Use Polygon Smart Contracts to Rotate Malware C2 Domains Dynamically
Aeternum operators are abusing Polygon smart contracts as a decentralized dead-drop resolver, allowing malware to retrieve and rotate command-and-control…
Hackers Use Fake Claude Install Guide to Deploy MacSync Stealer and Trojanize Crypto Wallet Apps
Mac users searching for help with Claude Code are being lured into a malware campaign that turns a routine installation task into a full device…
StopAndProtect Uses Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites to Spread Malware and Steal Data
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a global cybercrime operation that abuses thousands of hacked WordPress websites as infrastructure to disseminate…
AI “mind virus,” malware living off Azure, an Irregular post-mortem
Persistent prompts prove potentially pernicious The malware is coming from inside Microsoft Irregular releases AI sandbox escape post-mortem Get the show…
Hackers Abuse Thousands of WordPress Sites to Spread StopAndProtect Malware via ClickFix
A large-scale malware operation called StopAndProtect is exploiting thousands of compromised WordPress websites to distribute ransomware, steal files,…
Hackers Hijack Thousands of WordPress Sites to Use as C2 Servers for StopAndProtect Malware
A newly uncovered malware operation dubbed StopAndProtect is transforming thousands of hacked WordPress websites into a sprawling criminal…
Projextor Shows How Malware Can Hide Behind Trusted Electron Executables
Projextor is a malware campaign that turns ordinary-looking desktop tools into a doorway for hidden code. Its operators package it inside working document…
Apple Warns Users in 110 Countries of Mercenary Spyware as iPhone Alerts Get Harder to Miss
Apple sent a new wave of mercenary spyware threat notifications to targeted users in 110 countries, while making the warnings more visible on iPhones. The…
Apple plugs image-processing hole ripe for spyware abuse
Patch batch spans current kit, older iGadgets, Macs, and Vision Pro
GEEKOM Mini PC Realtek LAN Driver Package Found Infected With Asruex Trojan
A network driver download is meant to get a computer online. In this case, it became a potential malware route after a Realtek LAN driver package on a…
Projextor Abuses Cross-Platform Electron Framework to Conceal Malware Activity
Threat actors behind the Projextor campaign are abusing Electron-based productivity applications to conceal malware-like capabilities behind fully…
FBI Pegasus Records Expose a Blind Spot in US Spyware Oversight
Federal court records show how far the FBI’s Pegasus review progressed — and why new US spyware reporting will still leave major gaps in government…
Asruex Trojan Found Embedded in GEEKOM Mini PC Realtek Ethernet Driver
GEEKOM has confirmed that a malware-flagged Realtek LAN driver package was previously accessible through an outdated support page for its mini PCs,…