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The vendor was one of a many whose code modules were infected by a never before seen strand of malware known as "Shai-Hulud."

CrowdStrike Infested With “Self-Replicating Worms”

We asked OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o, which is designed to browse the web, about a current event — and it sent us directly to spam-ridden AI sludge.

ChatGPT-4o Is Sending Users to a Scammy Website That Floods Your Screen With Fake Virus Warnings

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have developed a computer "worm" that can spread from one computer to another using generative AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Create AI-Powered Malware That Spreads on Its Own

By Victor Tangermann

Evil hackers can now use a ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence program that can be prompted to create sophisticated malware.

Artificial Intelligence

Hackers Create ChatGPT Rival With No Ethical Limits

By Sharon Adarlo

An Android app that was supposed to be used to do screen recordings has been caught secretly recording audio and sending it somewhere shady.

Android App Busted Secretly Recording Users’ Lives

By Noor Al-Sibai

Security firm Dr. Web said 28 malware apps were downloaded from the Google Play Store almost 10 million times. Apple accused Android of big malware issues.

Android Malware May Have Charged Millions of Customers Without Permission

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A report from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes found that there's been a marked increase in malware campaigns geared towards the NFT community.

Crypto Fans Are So Dumb They’re Clicking .EXE Files Disguised as NFTs

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hackers are creating their own coronavirus maps to infect users with malware, stealing sensitive data including credit card numbers in the process.

Hackers Are Using Coronavirus Maps to Spread Malware

By Victor Tangermann

After denying reports of a system malware infection Tuesday, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) admitted that its plants had been hacked.

Someone Hacked India’s Nuclear Power Plants

By Victor Tangermann

The freelance job board Fiverr housed a number of people offering illegal or otherwise unsettling surveillance and spy services.

People Used Fiverr to Spy on Their Spouses

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese artist Guo O Dong is selling a laptop infected with the six most dangeous viruses in history for $1.2 million dollars.

This Dude Is Selling a Virus-Infested Laptop For $1.2 Million

By Natalie Coleman

New malware is targeting safety systems at industrial plants around the world — the same systems, ominously, that protect nuclear power stations.

Science & Energy

Bizarre Malware Is Disabling Safety Systems at Industrial Plants

By Jon Christian

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It

Artificial Intelligence

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It

By Jon Christian

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Microsoft Wants to Use AI and Machine Learning to Discover a Cure for Cancer