Glassworm malware returns in third wave of malicious VS Code packages

The Glassworm campaign, which first emerged on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces in October, is now in its third wave, with 24 new packages added on the two platforms.
Sify

Malware with AI-Powered Code Mutations: Google Sounds the Alarm!

Google has identified early signs of malware that can rewrite its own code using AI, a mutation-driven threat that could ...
ZDNet

People are already trying to get ChatGPT to write malware

The ChatGPT AI chatbot has created plenty of excitement in the short time it has been available and now it seems it has been enlisted by some in attempts to help generate malicious code. AI chatbots ...
Futurism

Malware Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Its Own Code to Avoid Detection

Researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have discovered that hackers are creating malware that can harness the power of large language models (LLMs) to rewrite itself on the fly. An ...

DeepSeek can be gently persuaded to spit out malware code

DeepSeek's flagship R1 model is capable of generating a working keylogger and basic ransomware code, just as long as a techie ...
Bleeping Computer

Self-spreading GlassWorm malware hits OpenVSX, VS Code registries

A new and ongoing supply-chain attack is targeting developers on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces with self-spreading malware called GlassWorm that has been installed an estimated ...

Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware

The code pulls a malware loader from a Cloudflare Workers domain which, in turn, pulls two ZIP archives. These deploy two ...
MacRumors

Malware With Screen Reading Code Found in iOS Apps for the First Time

Malware that includes code for reading the contents of screenshots has been found in suspicious App Store apps for the first time, according to a report from Kaspersky. Dubbed "SparkCat," the malware ...
TechSpot

BlackLotus UEFI malware source code has leaked on GitHub

WTF?! BlackLotus was first discovered in October 2022, and it has since been described as one of the most complex annd dangerous threats against the secure Windows boot process. The bootkit will ...
ExtremeTech

Hackers backdoor the human brain, successfully extract sensitive data

With a chilling hint of the not-so-distant future, researchers at the Usenix Security conference have demonstrated a zero-day vulnerability in your brain. Using a commercial off-the-shelf ...
Forbes

Malware 2.0: 7 Strategies To Outsmart A Smarter Adversary

Global cybercrime costs are expected to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years—with malware and ransomware driving a significant portion. Malware has been part of the cybersecurity story ...
InfoWorld

Tackle malicious Web code without infecting yourself

How do you investigate potentially malicious Web page code without infecting yourself? As a computer security defender, I’m often in a position where I need to investigate a potentially malicious Web ...