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Researchers found malware that uses four different AI chatbots to run itself, no human hacker needed

The malware shows how LLMs are moving from an attacker productivity tool into attack infrastructure
Crystal ball: Researchers at Cisco Talos have found a Windows malware tool that uses several large language models to help decide what to do on a compromised machine. Its discovery points to a still-limited but growing group of AI-enabled malware that is moving beyond code generation and phishing support.
Full story By Skye Jacobs,
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These fake download websites look real and rank high on Google, until they swap the links for malware

The operation has run for nearly a year, impersonating 72 popular Windows tools to steal crypto and passwords
A hot potato: The developer behind popular Windows optimization tool Wintoys has uncovered a sophisticated cybercrime operation that mimics dozens of popular Windows apps through duplicate websites built to look uncannily like the real thing. The fraudulent sites reportedly distribute malware capable of compromising user privacy, hijacking account credentials, and draining crypto wallets.
Full story By Kishalaya Kundu, 8 comments
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