New GlassWorm Malware Wave Targets Macs Through Fake Crypto Wallet Tools

A new wave of the GlassWorm malware is now targeting macOS developers by hiding malicious code inside fake Visual Studio Code ...
Computer Weekly

How real and present is the malware threat from AI?

Over the last few months, we have seen a number of proof of concepts (PoCs) that demonstrate ways ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms can be used to perform many tasks involved in a typical ...
Dark Reading

Python-Based Malware Slithers Into Systems via Legit VS Code

A known Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Mustang Panda is the likely culprit behind a sophisticated, ongoing cyber-espionage campaign. It starts with a malicious email, and ...

DeepSeek can be gently persuaded to spit out malware code

DeepSeek's flagship R1 model is capable of generating a working keylogger and basic ransomware code, just as long as a techie ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Play Protect adds real-time scanning to fight Android malware

Google has announced new, real-time scanning features for Google Play Protect that make it harder for malicious apps employing polymorphism to evade detection. This represents a significant step ...
Bleeping Computer

ERMAC Android malware source code leak exposes banking trojan infrastructure

The source code for version 3 of the ERMAC Android banking trojan has been leaked online, exposing the internals of the malware-as-a-service platform and the operator’s infrastructure. The code base ...
Forbes

Importance And Limitations Of Sandboxing In Malware Analysis

Sandboxing is a security technique that is used to restrict the interaction of a program with the operating system simply because the program is untested or the program contains some malicious codes.
CSOonline

Polymorphic AI malware exists — but it’s not what you think

We are either at the dawn of AI-driven malware that rewrites itself on the fly, or we are seeing vendors and threat actors exaggerate its capabilities. Recent Google and MIT Sloan reports reignited ...
Forbes

Malware 2.0: 7 Strategies To Outsmart A Smarter Adversary

Global cybercrime costs are expected to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years—with malware and ransomware driving a significant portion. Malware has been part of the cybersecurity story ...
TechSpot

Google Play Protect adds real-time malware scanning for Android app installs

TL;DR: To combat the rising threat of sideloaded Android malware, Google Play Protect has introduced an additional layer of security. Now, before you install an app, it will prompt you to scan it.