Phantom Taurus has stolen sensitive data from ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, diplomats and telecom networks in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, researchers said.

Researchers at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering confirmed they created the code as part of a project to illustrate potential harms of AI-powered malware.

A new Microsoft report finds that the long-running threat group has gained positions on state-aligned ISPs and Russian telecoms, while tricking foreign embassy staff to download custom…

ESET researchers observed tens of thousands of machines infected with AsyncRAT and its variants over the past year. The open-source malware is a popular tool among cybercriminals.

Experts told CyberScoop the research 'doesn’t pass a sniff test' and detracts from needed conversations around credential abuse and information stealers.

AVCheck and related crypting services helped cybercriminals make malware difficult to detect and confirm that malware could slip through various antivirus tools undetected, officials said.

The successful break-up of DanaBot marks the second high-profile law enforcement disruption of a widespread malware operation in as many days.

Cybercriminals used the prolific malware to target individuals and businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, according to the FBI.

The long-running botnet operation used malware that infected older wireless internet routers over a 20-year period, according to federal prosecutors.

Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint.