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Infostealer uses LLMs to compile dossiers on victimsNews Volta-Autodoxer collates and evaluates data from passwords to Uber Eats receipts
By Emma Sims Published
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Hackers are using GitHub to push fake ChatGPT and Claude appsNews A Russia-linked campaign tricks users into installing infected software by by impersonating popular AI desktop applications
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Israeli digital ad agency caught serving first in-the-wild zero-click spywareNews Discover-Tech's zero-click technique, dubbed "AdFection", installed spyware on the phones of targets around the world
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Is Shai-Hulud back? Researchers spot 'wormy boy' slipping past npm malware scanning featuresNews After a 111-day hiatus, Aikido detected a previously-documented Shai-Hulud worm payload in four npm package releases published this week
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Expired domains are a goldmine for hackersNews Tens of thousands of so-called 'dropcatch' domains are being registered every day
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Thousands of npm packages compromised in ‘Chaindrop’ malware campaignNews The Chaindrop infostealer is a variant of the notorious Shai-Hulud malware strain
By Ross Kelly Published
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NCSC issues alert over 'zero-click' phishing campaign hitting enterprisesNews Ukrainian organizations were used to test new zero-click techniques employed by Russian hackers
By Ross Kelly Published
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Hackers are posing as Interpol to target small businessNews Small businesses are warned to think twice before clicking on links
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Opera browser thinks it has the solution to stopping ClickFix malware attacksNews The browser company is targeting a growing source of malicious links with its new Paste Protect feature
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Network Rail is battling a torrent of cyber threatsNews FoI requests have revealed that the rail operator is under increasing attack, as cyber criminals set their sights on the transport sector
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Law enforcement operation shutters three notorious malware networksNews The action involved the use of US racketeering laws to treat two malware families as part of a single conspiracy
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Developers urged to remain vigilant amid continued Miasma malware risksNews The Miasma malware package uses legitimate OIDC tokens, making it indistinguishable from routine code updates
By Emma Woollacott Published
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