400 criminals supplied malware by Telegram bot: Inside Gujarat's major cyber crime network

AHMEDABAD: In a major breakthrough against cybercrime, the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Police has dismantled a highly sophisticated ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Criminals Use Malware as Messaging Bots to Steal Data

Criminals are using malicious bots to steal information from victims via the popular Telegram and Discord messaging services, said a report this week. Some bots can be rented for as little as $25 a ...
The Hacker News

New Gaslight macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Disrupt AI-Assisted Analysis

SentinelOne details Gaslight, a Rust-based macOS implant linked to North Korea-aligned actors that uses prompt injection to ...
techtimes

Electron Bot Malware on Microsoft Store Can Hack Your Facebook, Google Accounts—Here’s How To Be Safe

Electron Bot malware is currently posing as an app in the Microsoft Store. This computer virus can actually take over your Facebook and Google accounts. An illustration picture taken in London on ...
Threat Post

Microsoft App Store Sizzling with New ‘Electron Bot’ Malware

The SEO poisoning bot, capable of full system takeover, is actively taking over social media accounts, masquerading as popular games like Temple Run. A backdoor malware that can take over social-media ...
Network World

FBI warns “Beta Bot” malware can kill your anti-virus programs, steal data

The FBI sent out a warning today about an uptick in the use of malware known as Beta Bot that can steal sensitive data such as log-in credentials and financial information. The FBI says Beta Bot ...
KOIN on MSN

22-year-old Eugene man accused of ‘Rapper Bot’ cyberattacks

An Oregon man was charged in a federal complaint on Tuesday for allegedly leading large-scale cyberattacks across dozens of ...
Bleeping Computer

LockBit affiliate uses Amadey Bot malware to deploy ransomware

A LockBit 3.0 ransomware affiliate is using phishing emails that install the Amadey Bot to take control of a device and encrypt devices. According to a new AhnLab report, the threat actor targets ...
Network World

Cisco Talos: Zeus spawn “Floki bot” malware gaining use, cyber-underworld notoriety

Cisco’s Talos security group this week warned that a variant of trojan monster Zeus has begun to garner a following in the cyber-underworld as a hard-to-detect attack mechanism. “[Floki bot] is based ...
Forbes

Malware Sneaks In To Windows Store Disguised As Popular Games

A new strain of malware called Electron Bot has surfaced in the Windows Store. The criminals who snuck it in have managed to infect thousands of computers around the world. The Windows Store app on ...
HotHardware

Beware Of Electron Bot Malware Hiding In Popular Gaming Apps At The Microsoft Store

Another day another security risk. This one happens to get deployed via iffy software deployed on the Microsoft Store. This particular issue is related to installing games via the Microsoft Store, ...
VentureBeat

Metacert raises $1.2 million to detect malware on enterprise bots like Slack, Microsoft Teams

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Metacert has raised $1.2 million for its messaging app security and bot ...