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AI is reportedly 'democratising' cybercrime by making it easy for bad guys with limited tech skills to have a crack at ransomware and other malicious code
By Jeremy Laird last updated
News "Ah, I see you're interested in crafting a ransom note for your ransomware campaign."

This sneaky malware variant has been caught using fake Windows Update screens to trick users into installing info-stealing software themselves
By Andy Edser published
News The PC equivalent of holding the door open for the burglar on their way in.

Great, now even malware is using LLMs to rewrite its code, says Google, as it documents new phase of 'AI abuse'
By James Bentley published
News I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Another malware masquerading as a Steam game took tens of thousands from streamer's cancer recovery donations
By James Bentley published
News Though there is a happy ending.

'One of the most powerful DDoS botnets to ever exist' has been taken down by the DoJ with help from Amazon Web Services, Google, Cloudflare and others
By Andy Edser published
News It's not quite "those meddling kids", but I'll take it.

Endgame Gear confirms it had malware-compromised mouse software on its official site but promises changes to prevent it happening again
By Jacob Fox last updated
News Packaged for a while with the Endgame Gear OP1w 4K V2 configuration tool.

Microsoft warns of 'active attacks' on its government and business server tech, with one cybersecurity expert claiming that they should 'assume that you have been compromised'
By Jacob Fox published
News There are a bunch of security agencies on the case, though.

Security researchers warn that old or expired Discord invites are being used in phishing attacks
By Andy Chalk published
news A vulnerability in Discord invites can be leveraged as part of a "multi-stage payload delivery" system.

This $6,000 professional grade direct transfer printer comes with plenty of viruses for no extra cost, unless it also steals your crypto
By Hope Corrigan published
News A backdoor and a clipbanker were found in the download software, and a potentially very harmful worm might be on the included USB for software installation.
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