Malware
Critical Infrastructure Workers Better at Detecting Phishing
Fresh research showed critical infrastructure (CI) employees are more likely to recognize and report phishing and other malicious emails ...
After WormGPT and FraudGPT, DarkBERT and DarkBART are on the Horizon
SlashNext, the creator of WormGPT–and possibly of FraudGPT–is busy creating the next versions that will have advanced features like internet access and integration with Google Lens ...
Protecting Your Assets: Why Financial Services Firms Need Advanced Threat Detection
The financial services industry handles vast amounts of highly sensitive financial information, including customer data, transaction records, and intellectual property, making them a prime target for cyber attacks ...
Unzipping the truth: The hidden dangers of .zip domains
We all love the convenience of the internet, right? But sometimes, it can be a bit like the Wild West, with new threats popping up where we least expect them. With that ...
Nitrogen Campaign Starts with Fake Ads, Ends with Ransomware
Threat actors are using bogus advertisements for IT tools on sites like Google and Microsoft’s Bing in hopes of luring tech users to inadvertently download malware that kicks off an attack that ...
Attackers are Hiding Malware Behind Barbie-Themed Scams
The massive box office brought in by the “Barbie” movie during its opening weekend—$162 million—surprised even some Hollywood industry watchers despite the commercial hype in the weeks leading up to its release ...
The Rise of QR Codes Spurs Rise in ‘Fresh Phish’
Miscreants have ramped up their use of QR codes to phish for credentials, according to INKY threat researchers ...
FIN8 Group Using Modified Sardonic Malware for Deployment of BlackCat Ransomware
FIN8 Group Using Modified Sardonic Malware for Deployment of BlackCat Ransomware According to the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, the financially motivated threat actor known as FIN8 has been observed using ...
ChatGPT Provides Limited Help Identifying Malware
Current LLM-based tech like ChatGPT can accurately classify malware risk in only 5% of cases—and they may never be able to recognize novel approaches used to create malware ...
A Look at the Email Threat Landscape in Q1 2023
VIPRE's Email Threat Trends Report for Q1 2023 analyzed 1.8 billion emails to provide a comprehensive understanding of contemporary email threats ...
