We have analyzed this email and determined it is malspam. It impersonates Bank of America and falsely warns recipients that their account will be restricted unless they download and install a program called "Account Guard." That program is actually a remote access tool installed without the victim
WeedHack malware is a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) campaign that combines an information stealer with Remote Access Trojan (RAT) features, and distributes both through fake Minecraft mods and game client programs. According to research published by McAfee Labs, the campaign has been active since J
Vitya Ransomware is ransomware that locks victims' files and demands payment for decryption. It appends the .vitek extension to encrypted filenames and displays a pop-up window containing the ransom demand and a countdown timer. On our test machine, Vitya Ransomware encrypted files and appended t
We have examined this email and determined it is a phishing scam impersonating a Microsoft account security notification. The message falsely claims the recipient recently changed their password and must create new app passwords for two-step verification. It is designed to steal account credential
We examined this email and determined it is a phishing scam disguised as a legitimate account security notification from Telstra. The message falsely claims the recipient's Telstra ID was used to sign in to their account and urges them to click a link to keep their password. That link leads to a f
The WebWebWeb.com browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) through free software downloads. At time of testing, this website was promoted via an application called 'video downloader professional'. Developers of this browser settings-changing adware (LINK6
We have inspected this email and determined it is malspam - a fraudulent message crafted to deliver malware. It poses as a shipping notice from FedEx, claiming that a parcel's customs clearance requires further information. The email has no connection to FedEx whatsoever and should be deleted imme
.Xyz is a new variant of Jigsaw ransomware. Following infiltration, this ransomware encrypts various files stored on victims' computers. This is achieved using asymmetric cryptography. During encryption, this ransomware appends the name of each encrypted file with a ".xyz" extension and, thus, it
Pulse is a Chromium-based browser. It is promoted as an Internet browser that integrates AI (Artificial Intelligence). Upon inspection, we determined that this rogue browser is a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). It produces redirects to several fake search engines that cannot generate searc
Zxcv is malicious software categorized as ransomware. It belongs to the Dharma malware family and is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for decryption. During the encryption process, files are renamed according to this pattern: original filename, unique ID assigned to the victims, cyber c
Security researchers have identified a new version of the XCSSET malware family, tracked as v40, spreading through compromised Xcode projects and vulnerable Git repositories. Analysts at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 documented the campaign in a detailed technical report. BleepingComputer separately
Security researchers have connected a firmware vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets to a string of thefts that drained an estimated 88.6 million USD in Bitcoin from thousands of victims. The flaw sits in the device's random number generator, the component responsible for creating the secret se
Security researchers have exposed a sustained espionage campaign in which the Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Laundry Bear, also tracked as Void Blizzard or TA488, exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in two of the world's most widely deployed webmail platforms, Microsoft Exchange Outlo
Security researchers have uncovered two separate incidents in which criminals allowed an autonomous AI agent to operate with little or no human oversight during a live intrusion — one against a Thai government ministry and one carried out by a ransomware operation from start to finish. Resea
Security researchers have identified a new Windows-based malware strain called Dolphin X that combines the credential-stealing capabilities of a traditional infostealer with an artificial-intelligence-driven feature designed to help criminals decide which infected computers are worth attacking first
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