Bitdefender Labs researchers found that installing a specially crafted app can leave an Android phone stuck in a crash loop ...

Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor and botnet, which was intentionally developed and operated by OEM Videostrong Technology Co. for financial gain.

Microsoft analyzes a malicious Claude Code–branded extension, its persistent SSH backdoor, and guidance to detect and ...

Teams support impersonation led to remote access, malicious runtime execution, and Certificate Services abuse through ...

GB in the PwC ransomware attack may include employee IDs, credentials, and client records, Everest claims. See what data is at risk ...

Midnight Mimosa infects Android firmware, spreading malware across 150+ countries and enabling stealthy app installs and ad fraud.

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Any agent that can read a SKILL.md and run shell commands can use the full workflow. Chat-only assistants without a shell can still follow the playbooks, but can't run the bundled scripts. Just ...

Google's Threat Intelligence Group found experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX that could ask Gemini to rewrite its own code. One version was designed to do that every hour. Why would malware keep ...

Cisco Talos researchers created a new framework for identifying malware and hacking tools that rely on AI chatbots—and quickly discovered something unusual. They're calling the framework Cognitive ...

When you think of a computer infected by malware, you might envision flashing pop-ups all over the screen or other obvious signs. And while these can happen today (like with ransomware), most modern ...

You land on the real website of a local business and a CAPTCHA appears. It looks routine until the page tells you to open Windows Run and paste a command. That should stop you cold. Security ...