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Think you can spot malware? These real-world examples will prove you wrong

Hopefully, by now, you have powerful antivirus software installed to protect your PC. Despite “virus” in the name, your antivirus should defend against every kind of malware attack, be it a bot, a ...
Digital Trends

ChatGPT just created malware, and that’s seriously scary

A self-professed novice has reportedly created a powerful data-mining malware using just ChatGPT prompts, all within a span of a few hours. After compiling the individual functions, Mulgrew had ...
InfoWorld

Is ChatGPT writing your code? Watch out for malware

Hackers have infiltrated a tool your software development teams may be using to write code. Not a comfortable place to be. There’s only one problem. How did your generative AI chatbot team-members ...
Computer Weekly

Volume of unique malware samples threatens to overwhelm defenders

The cyber criminal underground continues to evolve its tactics in search of the quickest path to a payday, with greater volumes of attacks employing a more diverse range of malware than has ever been ...
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 ...
Bleeping Computer

New Qbot malware variant uses fake Adobe installer popup for evasion

The developer of Qakbot malware, or someone with access to the source code, seems to be experimenting with new builds as fresh samples have been observed in email campaigns since mid-December. One of ...