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Predator Spyware Sample Indicates 'Vendor-Controlled' C2

Researchers detailed how Intellexa, Predator's owner, uses failed deployments to strengthen its commercial spyware and ...

Gootloader now uses 1,000-part ZIP archives for stealthy delivery

The Gootloader malware, typically used for initial access, is now using a malformed ZIP archive designed to evade detection ...

China-linked hackers use Venezuela-themed emails to target US entities

It uncovered the campaign after spotting a zip file “US now deciding what’s next for Venezuela” that was uploaded on January ...

Chinese-linked hackers target US entities with Venezuelan-themed malware

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group targeted U.S. government and policy-related officials with Venezuela-themed phishing ...

Malware scam: Job offers trick developers with malicious repositories

Developers now need to be careful with job offers. Criminals are trying to distribute infostealers through them.

Ukraine's army targeted in new charity-themed malware campaign

Officials of Ukraine's Defense Forces were targeted in a charity-themed campaign between October and December 2025 that ...
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IBM’s “Bob” AI can be tricked into running malware

IBM’s experimental coding assistant “Bob” was pitched as a way to automate routine development tasks, but security ...

AI-coded malware arrives on the Mac through fake Grok AI app

Mosyle has identified a macOS malware campaign that uses generative AI-assisted code and spreads through a fake AI app ...
IEEE

OPTISTACK: A Hybrid Ensemble Learning and XAI-Based Approach for Malware Detection in Compressed Files

Abstract: The increasing reliance on compressed file formats for data storage and transmission has made them attractive vectors for malware propagation, as their structural complexity enables evasion ...