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The AOL hacking tool that pioneered phishing and inspired a generation
AOL’s most legendary hacker built his seminal app through trial and error—the same way he rebuilt his life.
New Phobos and 8base ransomware decryptor recover files for free
Base ransomware decryptor that lets victims recover their files for free, with BleepingComputer confirming that it ...
Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records
Researchers have known for almost a decade that threat actors sometimes use DNS records to host malicious PowerShell scripts. DomainTools also found that technique in use—in the TXT records for the ...
Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records
Newly published research shows that the domain name system—a fundamental part of the web—can be exploited to hide malicious ...
Android malware Konfety uses malformed APKs to evade detection
A new variant of the Konfety Android malware emerged with a malformed ZIP structure along with other obfuscation methods that ...
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Novel malware from Russia’s APT28 prompts LLMs to create malicious Windows commands
Recent attacks by the state-run cyberespionage group against Ukrainian government targets included malware capable of ...
Hackers are now hiding malware in DNS, and using AI to reassemble it
Hiding ransomware inside a CPU was strange but now, attackers are going even deeper and broader across networks. In a recent ...
Americans’ new tax rates depend on who they are and what they do
The new $3.4 trillion fiscal package multiplies the categories of people and economic activity getting favored treatment ...