wiper malware

A cyberattack disrupted global operations at medical device maker Stryker, knocking employees offline and raising concerns about destructive wiper attacks. Explore Get the web's best business ...

FBI seeks victims of Steam games used to spread malware

The FBI is asking gamers who installed Steam titles containing malware to provide information as part of an ongoing investigation into eight malicious games uploaded to the gaming platform.
Security Boulevard

Fake Temu Coin airdrop uses ClickFix trick to install stealthy malware

A fake $TEMU crypto airdrop uses the ClickFix trick to make victims run malware themselves and quietly installs a remote-access backdoor.

The New Turing Test: How Threats Use Geometry to Prove 'Humanness'

Malware is evolving to evade sandboxes by pretending to be a real human behind the keyboard. The Picus Red Report 2026 shows 80% of top attacker techniques now focus on evasion and persistence, ...

malwarebytes research

A fake Gemini-style chatbot is pushing a bogus Google Coin presale, using Google branding and scripted AI replies to lure victims into crypto payments.
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I Analyzed the Latest Windows ‘MaaS’ Scams — Here is What You Need to Know

Cybercriminals are now able to rent Malware-as-a-service and legally install malware on your PC. Learn how to identify these ...
IEEE

PyraMal: Byte-Level Malware Detection and Classification via Pyramid Feature Map

Abstract: The emergence of automated tools (e.g., polymorphic and metamorphic engines, packers, and genetic programming) has triggered an explosive proliferation of malware and its variants, posing a ...
IEEE

PAC-X: Fuzzy Explainable AI for Multiclass Malware Detection

Abstract: Researchers often approach malware detection as a binary classification problem. However, evidence indicates that malware can belong to multiple families simultaneously, and malicious files ...
PC Magazine

Warning: Facebook Ads for Free Windows 11 Upgrade Will Infect PCs With Malware

Antivirus provider Malwarebytes is warning about Facebook ads that promise a “quick” and “free” upgrade to Windows 11. They use Microsoft's logo to give them an air of legitimacy and urge people to ...
SecurityWeek

PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI at Runtime for Persistence

The malware leverages Gemini to analyze on-screen elements and ensure that it remains on the device even after a reboot. Researchers at ESET have analyzed what they describe as the first Android ...
thecyberexpress

First Android Malware Weaponizes Gemini AI to Evade Detection, Maintain Persistence

ESET researchers discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to integrate generative AI directly into its execution flow, marking a new evolution in mobile threats that leverage artificial ...
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PromptSpy Android Malware Abuses Gemini AI to Automate Recent-Apps Persistence

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the first Android malware that abuses Gemini, Google's generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, as part of its execution flow and ...