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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

The Parallax

Malware and antivirus software usually go together like tacos and pickles. Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor.

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Hidden inside Dark Caracal’s espionage apps: Old tech

The Parallax

Its success was predicated not on “zero-day” vulnerabilities or new forms of malicious software, but rather on older, known malware delivered via an all-too-familiar method: phishing. The malware included hacked versions of end-to-end encrypted communication apps Signal and WhatsApp.

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AI Applications in Cybersecurity with Real-Life Examples

Altexsoft

You can classify a binary file into categories like legitimate software, adware, ransomware, and spyware. Google reported a 15 percent reduction in power consumption, and 40 percent reduction in cooling costs in their data centers, after implementing AI technology back in 2016. Hackers also use AI —to improve and enhance their malware.

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Forget the Rules, Listen to the Data

Hu's Place - HitachiVantara

A 2016 CyberSource report claimed that over 90% of online fraud detection platforms use transaction rules to detect suspicious transactions which are then directed to a human for review. Criminal gangs use malware and phishing emails as a means to compromise customers’ security and personal details to commit fraud.

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Attack Vectors: How They Can Harm Your Company

Kaseya

Malware and Ransomware . Malware is an intrusive piece of software that enables cybercriminals to access and damage computing systems and networks severely. The infection can take the form of a virus, trojan horse, worm, spyware, adware, rootkit or the infamous ransomware. million to regain access to their network. .

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Radar Trends to Watch: August 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Such rootkits were recently discovered (one is named CosmicStrand); they have apparently been in the wild since 2016. Lockdown mode provides an extreme degree of privacy; it is intended for people who believe they are being targeted by state-sponsored mercenary spyware. Apple has added “ lockdown mode ” to iOS.