CRIMSON is ransomware discovered by our researchers during a routine inspection of new submissions to the VirusTotal website. It encrypts victims' files and demands payment in exchange for decryption. After completing encryption, the ransomware presents its ransom demands in a full-screen message.
macOS.Gaslight Backdoor is a backdoor written in the Rust programming language that also carries information-stealing functionality. It targets Mac operating systems and gives attackers the ability to run commands remotely while quietly collecting data from the infected device. According to rese
We have examined this email and determined that it is a phishing scam. The message poses as an urgent notice from a bank official claiming a payment was sent to the wrong account and requesting the recipient to open an attached PDF. The link inside the PDF leads to a fraudulent website designed to
We have inspected this email and determined it is a phishing scam. It poses as a security notification from an email service provider, falsely claiming a new device has accessed the recipient's account. The purpose is to direct victims to a fake login page and steal their credentials. This email s
We have inspected this email and determined that it is malspam. It is disguised as a message from a hotel guest asking about a room upgrade tied to a Trip.com booking, but its real purpose is to trick the recipient into downloading a malicious file. It should be ignored and deleted. The em
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
.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
SearchAnyGame is dubious software classified as a browser hijacker. Following successful installation, it makes modifications to browser settings to promote searchanygame.com (a fake search engine). Most browser hijackers also have data tracking capabilities that are employed to monitor users' bro
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 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
For years, macOS users have enjoyed a reputation for being less attractive targets than their Windows counterparts. While that perception has always been somewhat exaggerated, attackers traditionally invested more heavily in Windows malware because of its larger market share and greater return on in
For years, the cybersecurity industry has debated whether artificial intelligence would fundamentally change offensive cyber operations or simply make existing attackers more productive. Early evidence suggested the latter. Large language models accelerated research, generated scripts, translated ph
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