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Kaspersky Study: Devices Infected With Data-Stealing Malware Increased by 7 Times Since 2020

Tech Republic Big Data

Nearly 10 million devices were infected with data-stealing malware in 2023, with criminals stealing an average of 50.9 credentials per device.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

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A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware. Newly discovered stealer families include modules that specifically steal logs from MFA applications, like the Rhadamanthys malware. Examining the dark web reveals that infostealer malware has become increasingly widespread.

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Malware delivery through Microsoft OneNote files is growing in a post-macro world

TechSpot

The use of Microsoft OneNote pages to disseminate malware to unwary users is increasing according to security experts. The researchers at Proofpoint claim they found six campaigns in December 2022 that used OneNote to distribute the AsyncRAT malware in a thorough study. Less than a month later, they detected over.

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What Can You Do About Malware In The Cloud?

CTOvision

Malware exists even there - and it spreads fast. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware.

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Cyberattacks surge to 61% of small and medium-sized businesses, says study

Tech Republic Big Data

The post Cyberattacks surge to 61% of small and medium-sized businesses, says study appeared first on TechRepublic. A poll of security software buyers shows 39% of small and medium-sized businesses lost customer data due to cyberattacks.

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Calligrapher.ai is a website using the power of AI for handwriting generation

TechSpot

Years before OpenAI and other organizations started toying with AI to easily generate text, speech, artworks, malware, and videos, machine learning researcher Sean Vasquez was studying a 2013 paper by Google DeepMind's Alex Graves to create "handwriting synthesis" experiments.

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IDG Contributor Network: Major cloud is infested with malware, researchers say

Network World

Cloud repositories are actively supplying malware, according to computer experts. Hundreds of buckets have been undermined, says Xiaojing Liao, a graduate student at Georgia Tech who’s the lead author on a study that’s looking into the problem. And problematically, it’s insidious and hard to find.

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