ESET Research: One of Russia’s most notorious groups, Sednit, resurges with spyware in Ukraine

ESET researchers have traced the reactivation of Sednit’s advanced implant team to a 2024 case in Ukraine, where a keylogger named SlimAgent was ...
Zawya

ESET research discovers PromptSpy, the first Android threat to use generative AI

Google's Gemini is used to interpret on-screen elements on the compromised device and provide PromptSpy with dynamic instructions on how to execute a specific gesture to remain in the recent app list.
The Hacker News

APT28 Uses BEARDSHELL and COVENANT Malware to Spy on Ukrainian Military

APT28 deploys BEARDSHELL and COVENANT since April 2024 targeting Ukrainian military, enabling cloud-based espionage and persistent surveillance.
manilatimes

ESET Research discovers PromptSpy, the first Android threat to use generative AI

PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow. Google's Gemini is used to interpret on-screen elements on the compromised device and provide PromptSpy with ...
Mena FN

ESET Research Discovers Promptspy, The First Android Threat To Use Generative AI

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- ESET researchers have discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to abuse generative AI in its execution flow to achieve persistence. It is the ...
Pew Research Center

How Teens Use and View AI

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on artificial intelligence – from how teens use chatbots to how they think about AI ...

Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.
Harvard Business Review

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work—drafting routine documents, summarizing information, and ...
WeLiveSecurity

PromptSpy ushers in the era of Android threats using GenAI

ESET researchers uncovered the first known case of Android malware abusing generative AI for context-aware user interface manipulation. While machine learning has been used to similar ends already – ...
The StarPhoenix

Sask Poly students get likely reprieve after school delays ESET relocation to Regina

When Saskatchewan Polytechnic student Alex Loewen heard his program would relocate from Saskatoon to Regina, he said it was “devastating.” However, an email sent by the school to students Thursday ...
The Guardian

My week of only using cash: could a return to notes and coins change my life?

After a reckless shopping spree, I ditched contactless payments and bank cards to see how far £200 cash in hand would get me – and if I could improve my spending habits If I’m lucky, I can just about ...