Tag: cybercriminal
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The Register: It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/ransomware_ai_abuse/ Source: The Register Title: It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help? Feedly Summary: AI-powered ransomware, extortion chatbots, vibe hacking … just wait until agents replace affiliates It’s no secret that AI tools make it easier for cybercriminals to steal sensitive data and then extort victim organizations. But two…
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The Register: Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/anthropic_security_report_flags_rogue/ Source: The Register Title: Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise Feedly Summary: AI lowers the bar for cybercrime, Anthropic admits comment Anthropic, a maker of AI tools, says that AI tools are now commonly used to commit cybercrime and facilitate remote worker fraud.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…
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The Register: The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/storm0501_ransomware_azure_teams/ Source: The Register Title: The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams Feedly Summary: Don’t let it happen to you Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercrime crew, recently broke into a large enterprise’s on-premises and cloud environments, ultimately exfiltrating and destroying data within the org’s Azure…
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Wired: The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/the-era-of-ai-generated-ransomware-has-arrived/ Source: Wired Title: The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived Feedly Summary: Cybercriminals are increasingly using generative AI tools to fuel their attacks, with new research finding instances of AI being used to develop ransomware. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a growing trend in cybercrime where generative AI…
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The Register: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yet
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/first_aipowered_ransomware_spotted_by/ Source: The Register Title: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yet Feedly Summary: Oh, look, a use case for OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b model ESET malware researchers Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strycek have discovered what they describe as the “first known AI-powered ransomware," which they named PromptLock. … AI Summary and Description:…
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The Register: Citrix patches trio of NetScaler bugs – after attackers beat them to it
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/citrix_patches_trio_of_netscaler/ Source: The Register Title: Citrix patches trio of NetScaler bugs – after attackers beat them to it Feedly Summary: Criminals already abusing its latest zero-days Citrix has pushed out fixes for three fresh NetScaler holes – and yes, they’ve already been used in the wild before the vendor got around to patching.……
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Krebs on Security: Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/oregon-man-charged-in-rapper-bot-ddos-service/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service Feedly Summary: A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating “Rapper Bot," a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets — including a March 2025 DDoS that knocked…
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Unit 42: Fashionable Phishing Bait: GenAI on the Hook
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/genai-phishing-bait/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Fashionable Phishing Bait: GenAI on the Hook Feedly Summary: GenAI-created phishing campaigns misuse tools ranging from website builders to text generators in order to create more convincing and scalable attacks. The post Fashionable Phishing Bait: GenAI on the Hook appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary and Description:…