Tag: ESET
AI-powered ransomware fuels cybercrime
Cybercriminals are now weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI) to create potentially devastating off-the-shelf ransomware. Researchers at cybersecurity company ESET have discovered what they called "the first known AI-powered ransomware". The malware, which ESET has named PromptLock, has the ability to exfiltrate, encrypt, and possibly even destroy data, though this last functionality appears not to have been implemented in the malware as yet.
GoldenJackal targets top-secret installations
An as-yet-unidentified group, known only as GoldenJackal with suspected links to the Russian state, is targeting high-security networks that are intentionally isolated from the internet. Confidential data is frequently stored in “air-gapped” computers that do not have an online connection and were, until now, virtually impossible to hack. But cybersecurity firm ESET now reports that GoldenJackal was deploying “a highly modular toolset” against a government organization in a European Union (EU) country between May 2022 and March 2024. This follows similar ongoing attacks on air-gapped systems in Belarus that began in August 2019.
H2 2023 Dominated by AI Malicious Activity and Android Spyware Threats – December 28th
According to an ESET report, the threat landscape of the second half of 2023 was dominated by AI-generated malicious activity and newly emerged Android spyware. Coming from ESET's "Threat Report: H2 2023," based on the firm's recorded incidents, the report also states that a new economy has arisen from OpenAI API keys, especially for cybercriminals.
Interpol-Afriapol success and 200,000 phishing victims – August 18th
Discord.io data leak Discord.io exposes the personal data of more than 760,000