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Hades malware campaign tricks AI scanners with fake nuclear weapon prompts
By Bruno Ferreira last updated
Hades malware campaign now tricks AI bots into not scanning development packages, as prompts for bio- and nuclear weapons trigger failsafe mechanisms.

Microsoft warns GPU mining malware spread to users through SEO poisoning and AI chatbots
By Etiido Uko published
Malware avoids detention by monitoring GPU usage and shutting down during heavy activity

Compromised Mistral AI and TanStack packages may have exposed GitHub, cloud and CI/CD credentials in 'mini Shai Hulud' malware infection
By Etiido Uko published
The malware reportedly refused to run on Russian-language systems but could execute a destructive payload under certain geographic conditions.

Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here'
By Mark Tyson published
Security researchers have uncovered a cyber-sabotage platform that targeted software used for major civil engineering projects and predates Stuxnet by at least half a decade.

The Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways that modern malware can't
By Luke James published
27 years ago today, on April 26, 1999, a 1 KB virus called CIH detonated its payload on hundreds of thousands of Windows 9x machines worldwide.

Unofficial 7-zip.com website served up malware-laden downloads for over a week — infected PCs forced into a proxy botnet
By Bruno Ferreira published
Always get your wares from reputable sources.

37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours
By Mark Tyson last updated
Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet 37 years ago, changing the face of cybersecurity.

Cyber firm warns that hackers are teaming up with crime rings to hijack cargo
By Luke James published
Proofpoint says threat actors are now collaborating with organised crime groups to intercept and steal physical cargo loads.
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