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AI Security

Criminals Are Hiding Malware Inside Trusted AI Tools Like Claude and ChatGPT

Attackers are abusing Claude Artifacts, shared ChatGPT links and sponsored search ads to slip malware past users who trust the branding.

4 min read
A smartphone screen displaying a fake TV streaming app advertisement from Facebook, with banking app icons visible and a trojan installation prompt in progress
Threat Intelligence

Fake TV Streaming Ads on Facebook Pushed a New Android Banking Trojan to Spanish Users

StreamRat, spread through Meta ads that reached more than half a million EU accounts, hands attackers near-total control of the phone it lands on.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Adform ad platform hijacked to swap crypto wallet addresses on visitor clipboards

A tampered script served through the Danish ad-tech firm's network quietly replaced Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses with attacker-controlled ones, redirecting payments from anyone who copied a wallet on an affected site.

4 min read
A browser window showing counterfeit Solana and TradingView websites overlaid with JavaScript code execution visualization and info-stealing malware assembling
Threat Intelligence

Fake Solana and TradingView Sites Build Malware Inside Your Browser

A malvertising operation active since late 2024 uses JavaScript to assemble info-stealing malware in browser memory, dodging network-based detection and hitting retail traders across 12 countries.

4 min read
A Bing search results page showing a sponsored ad for 'Claude Desktop' at the top, clicking through to a phishing page styled to look identical to Anthropic's o
Threat Intelligence

Fake Claude installer promoted by Bing ads hits 29 organisations with SectopRAT

Attackers hid a phishing page on Anthropic's own domain, then bought Bing ads to send people to a booby-trapped 'Claude Desktop' download.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Fake Pirated Software Ads Are Draining Passwords and Hijacking Computers to Mine Crypto

A campaign uncovered by Palo Alto Networks researchers tricks people into downloading malware disguised as cracked software, stealing saved passwords while quietly running up victims' electricity bills.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

ScreenConnect Turned Loader: Trojanized Installers Push AsyncRAT via Spoofed Software Sites

A sprawling campaign is abusing a signed RMM binary to sideload AsyncRAT onto victims chasing free copies of OBS Studio, Bandicam, and other utilities, Kaspersky says.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

OXLOADER Drops CastleStealer via Poisoned Google Ads, Researchers Say

Elastic Security Labs links the malvertising chain to a likely Russian-speaking, financially motivated operator.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Clipper Crew Buys Sponsored Posts on News Sites to Push Trojanized Crypto Tools

An untracked actor is laundering credibility through paid press placements, a phishing-grade WordPress hub, and seeded GitHub and SourceForge repos to deliver clipboard hijackers.

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