CSOonline

Malware uses Google Docs as proxy to command and control server

Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec have uncovered a piece of malware that uses Google Docs, which is now part of Google Drive, as a bridge when communicating with attackers in order ...
Cybernews

AI chatbots Grok and Copilot could be abused as hidden channels for malware, researchers warn

AI assistants, including Grok and Microsoft Copilot, could be manipulated by attackers to secretly pass instructions to ...
Bleeping Computer

Researchers sinkhole PlugX malware server with 2.5 million unique IPs

Researchers have sinkholed a command and control server for a variant of the PlugX malware and observed in six months more than 2.5 million connections from unique IP addresses. Since last September, ...
Gizmodo

The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers

The FBI just closed a backdoor into thousands of computers by telling the malware to delete itself. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, the intelligence agency was able to ...