Topic: malware development
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AI-Generated Malware: The Real Threat vs. The Hype
Google's report identifies five AI-generated malware samples, all of which are unsophisticated and pose minimal real-world cybersecurity risk compared to professional threats. The malware, including PromptLock, lacks advanced features like persistence and evasion, functioning as proof-of-concepts...
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UNC2891: Inside the ATM Fraud Money Mule Network
Cybersecurity group UNC2891 executed sophisticated ATM fraud attacks in Indonesia, using a money mule recruitment network and custom malware like STEELCORGI to target banks over multiple years. The criminals employed advanced tools including the CAKETAP rootkit to bypass security checks and multi...
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OpenAI: AI Supercharges Cybercriminal Operations
OpenAI reports that cybercriminals and state-sponsored groups are increasingly using AI to enhance malicious activities like surveillance and disinformation, while the company has disrupted over forty such networks since early 2024. AI is being integrated into criminal workflows to boost efficien...
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AI Emerges as a Core Cybercrime Tool, Anthropic Warns
AI is now deeply integrated into all stages of cybercrime, automating tasks from reconnaissance to extortion and fundamentally changing the threat landscape. It enables a single individual to orchestrate complex attacks that previously required a team, collapsing the gap between planning and exec...
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TA585 Hackers Unleash Advanced New Attack Tools
TA585 is a sophisticated cybercriminal group known for its fully autonomous infrastructure, managing its own phishing campaigns, malware deployment, and hosting platforms without relying on external services. The group primarily distributes MonsterV2, a versatile malware suite that acts as a remo...
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