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Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

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Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

AI-pocalypse soon? As stunning as ChatGPT’s output can be, should we also expect the chatbot to spit out sophisticated malware?

Cameron Camp • 20 Feb 2023

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How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

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How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

Emotet malware is back with ferocious vigor, according to ESET telemetry in the first four months of 2022. Will it survive the ever-tightening controls on macro-enabled documents?

Rene Holt • 16 Jun 2022

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Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted

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Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted

Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators

Cameron Camp • 15 Oct 2021

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FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers

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FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers

Authorities step in to thwart attacks leveraging the recently-disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Amer Owaida • 14 Apr 2021

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Backdoor added to PHP source code in Git server breach

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Backdoor added to PHP source code in Git server breach

Had the incident gone unnoticed, the attackers could have taken over websites using the tainted code

Amer Owaida • 30 Mar 2021

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7 ways malware can get into your device

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7 ways malware can get into your device

You know that malware is bad, but are you also aware of the various common ways in which it can infiltrate your devices?

Amer Owaida • 23 Dec 2020

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Stantinko’s new cryptominer features unique obfuscation techniques

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Stantinko’s new cryptominer features unique obfuscation techniques

ESET researchers bring to light unique obfuscation techniques discovered in the course of analyzing a new cryptomining module distributed by the Stantinko group’s botnet

Vladislav Hrčka • 19 Mar 2020

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Banking Trojans continue to surface on Google Play