Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Ransomware Mitigation appeared first on Security Boulevard. Without AI, organizations will continue to suffer and struggle with recovery when faced with ransomware and other cyberattacks.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

” “That said, the phishing attacks stem from partners’ machines being compromised with malware, which has enabled them to also gain access to the partners’ accounts and to send the messages that your reader has flagged,” they continued. A scan of social media networks showed this is not an uncommon scam.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While making our lives so much easier in many […] The post ChatGPT: The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence Crafting Custom Malware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2022

Just after 2 months of deployment, the RYUK ransomware group, a notorious gang of malware spreading criminals, suspected to be funded by Russian intelligence, targeted the healthcare company that has. And it does so by employing Artificial Intelligence technology into its threat monitoring and mitigation services. .

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2025

Should you happen to click the download button, you will receive a Trojan programmed in Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which the Artificial Intelligence (AI) module in Malwarebytes/ThreatDown products detects as Malware.AI.1323738514. 1323738514.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

A recent report from Tenable highlights how DeepSeek R1, an open-source AI model, can generate rudimentary malware, including keyloggers and ransomware. While the AI-generated malware required manual debugging to function properly, its mere existence signals an urgent need for security teams to adapt their defenses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank International Press Newsletter Cybercrime INTERPOL financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests, seizures worth over USD 400 million Hackers Stole $1.49

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2025

Notably, 79% of detections were malware-free a reminder that modern adversaries often bypass traditional antivirus defenses by leveraging innovative, non-malware techniques. The report details how threat actors harness automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced social engineering to scale their operations.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. You can find the full 2025 State of Malware report here.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 10, 2024

The book also shows people how to recover if they have already suffered a malware infection or data breach, or otherwise had their cybersecurity undermined. Readers of the book learn in simple, straightforward language what threats face them, as well as how to protect themselves against such threats.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 19, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Malicious ads served inside Microsoft Bing's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot are being used to distribute malware when searching for popular tools. Introduced by Microsoft in February 2023, Bing Chat is an

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 5, 2024

Hackers are using Facebook advertisements and hijacked pages to promote fake Artificial Intelligence services, such as MidJourney, OpenAI's SORA and ChatGPT-5, and DALL-E, to infect unsuspecting users with password-stealing malware. [.]

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2023

The benefits of AI in cybersecurity Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) can boost the speed and effectiveness of cybersecurity. The post Is Artificial Intelligence Making People More Secure? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 16, 2024

Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity firm, has uncovered a concerning campaign targeting American organizations and individuals involved in artificial intelligence (AI) research. Artificial Intelligence Experts appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 21, 2022

Likewise, employing techniques ranging from anomaly detection of certificates to utilizing artificial intelligence to detect irregular traffic patterns, suspicious file transfers, and/or attempts by malware to beacon, modern countermeasures can help ensure that zero trust initiatives do not undermine internal network security analysis processes.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 24, 2023

VirusTotal announced on Monday the launch of a new artificial intelligence-based code analysis feature named Code Insight. [.]

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 10, 2024

A threat actor is using a PowerShell script that was likely created with the help of an artificial intelligence system such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, or Microsoft's CoPilot. [.]

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Of course, the book also shows people how to recover if they have already suffered a hacker attack, a malware infection, and/or a data breach. Readers of the book learn what threats exist, as well as how to identify, protect against, detect, and respond to such threats. Topics covered in the book include: ? Basic cybersecurity concepts. ?

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 6, 2021

Remember to keep backups disconnected from your computer and network so that if any ransomware (or other malware) gets onto the network it cannot infect the backups. The post Ransomware: 8 Things That You Must Know appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity, Privacy, & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Our annual analysis of the most notorious malware has arrived. As always, it covers the trends, malware groups, and tips for how to protect yourself and your organization. Their tactics have evolved significantly over the years, with ransomware now the malware of choice for cybercriminals. Who made this year’s malware list?

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Do not click links in any messages sent to you that appear to solicit charitable donations – whether the requests arrive by email, text message, or social media message – scammers often use such messages to install malware and/or inflict other harm. Also, keep in mind that image links could point to malware-spreading sites.

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 14, 2022

. • Deploying security technology on a workload basis – for example, utilizing separate processes to scan each workload individually for vulnerabilities, for mistakes made by humans during installation and configuration, for corrupted data, and/or for the presence of malware, etc.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 15, 2022

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, however, have created a novel hardware attack, which combines memory corruption and speculative execution attacks to sidestep the security feature. This is a new vulnerability against Apple’s M1 chip. Researchers say that it is unpatchable.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 22, 2025

AI Integration: Artificial intelligence is transforming how we interact with the web. If you are looking to improve your cybersecurity, consider these plugins to build a more robust defence: Wordfence: A comprehensive security solution with a firewall, malware scanner, and login security features like two-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2021

Researchers demonstrated how to hide malware inside an image classifier within a neural network in order to bypass the defense solutions. Researchers Zhi Wang, Chaoge Liu, and Xiang Cui presented a technique to deliver malware through neural network models to evade the detection without impacting the performance of the network.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, and its impact on cybersecurity is no exception. Deepfake phishing, AI-generated malware, and automated spear-phishing campaigns are already on the rise.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Unlike traditional malware, which relies on a file being written to a disk, fileless malware is intended to be memory resident only, ideally leaving no trace after its execution. For an attacker, fileless malware has two major advantages: There is no file for traditional anti-virus software to detect. Is fileless malware new?

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The threat actors behind the Rhadamanthys information stealer have added new advanced features to the malware, including using artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR) as part of what's called "Seed Phrase Image Recognition."

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 1, 2021

Of course, such websites can also install malware on improperly protected devices used for access. The post Cybercriminals Are Impersonating Meal-Kit Services In Order To Steal Money And Personal Information appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity, Privacy, & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 15, 2021

While I agree that, in theory, MAC address filtering does provide some benefits – for example, it might stop your child from connecting to your home network a malware-infected device that his or her friend brought over to your house – for multiple reasons, the cons of using MAC filtering usually far outweigh the pros of doing so.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the wake of WormGPT, a ChatGPT clone trained on malware-focused data, a new generative artificial intelligence hacking tool called FraudGPT has emerged, and at least another one is under development that is allegedly based on Google's AI experiment, Bard. [.]

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

ESET's latest report highlights the abuse of the ChatGPT name, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 18, 2021

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a critical tool cybersecurity companies leverage to stay ahead of the curve. Machine learning is a component of artificial intelligence that helps cybersecurity tools operate more efficiently. Machine learning identifies unknown threats. Evaluate threats more quickly.

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