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Russian malware compromises Energy Department, other federal agencies | Fox News

The Department of Energy was compromised in a malware attack that targeted government agencies, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency …

Threat of Android malware disguised as ChatGPT app on the rise: Report

The Hindu BusinessLine

Previous studies on malware disguising itself as a ChatGPT-related tool has discovered that scammers were utilizing the popularity of ChatGPT to …

This dangerous new malware is after your WhatsApp backups – TechRadar

TechRadar

The way the malware is distributed makes this campaign even more unique. The apps cannot be found on app stores and were never uploaded to Google Play …

Mandiant attributes Barracuda Networks malware campaign to China-linked hackers

SiliconANGLE

The Google unit was hired by Barracuda to investigate the malware campaign. Campbell, California-based Barracuda is a major provider of cybersecurity …

NASA creates world's largest archive of PDFs for malware research – TechHQ

TechHQ

These will be used by research groups developing tools to detect malware embedded in the file type's code. The corpus is one of several tools JPL has …

Russian Hackers Using USB Malware to Target Ukraine – GovInfoSecurity

GovInfoSecurity

Once loaded, some versions of Gamaredon malware use a PowerShell script to copy the Gamaredon backdoor, known as Pterodo, onto USB drives if they are …

Over 60000 Android Apps Are Distributing Adware in an Aggressive Malware Campaign

CPO Magazine

The researchers warned that the activity could become a potent malware distribution campaign. Adware campaign tricks users into sideloading cracked or …

8 arrested over alleged links to banking-related malware incidents – Singapore Law Watch

Singapore Law Watch

Eight people, aged between 19 and 35, were arrested for their alleged involvement in a recent spate of banking-related malware incidents. The…

Android Malware Mimics ChatGPT Apps To Target Smartphone Users: Report – Zee News

Zee News

According to researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, these malware variants emerged along with the release by OpenAI of GPT-3.5, …

Fake Security Researcher Accounts Pushing Malware Disguised as Zero-Day Exploits

OODA Loop

VulnCheck noted that the fake personas can be quite convincing, but the malware itself is very obvious. Malicious GitHub accounts were all suspended …