WhatsApp Web malware spreads banking trojan automatically

A new WhatsApp Web attack spreads self-propagating ZIP files containing Astaroth banking malware through trusted ...

Malicious Chrome extensions caught stealing sensitive data

Chrome extensions called "Phantom Shuttle" stole user data for years before Google removed them from the Chrome Web Store ...
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Malicious CAPTCHA Test Targets Education Site: What to Do If the Scam Hit Your PC

Unaware users might perform the instructions, thinking it’s an innocuous request. But in reality, the first command will trigger the PC to open the run dialog box, a way to launch programs. Hitting ...

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware

A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of ...
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Hire me! To drop malware on your computer

In a scam that flips the script on fake IT worker schemes, cybercriminals posing as job seekers on LinkedIn and Indeed are targeting recruiters - a group hated only slightly less than digital crooks - ...
CyberGuy

Browser extension malware infected 8.8M users in DarkSpectre attack

DarkSpectre malware hid inside browser extensions for years. Learn how 8.8M users were exposed and how to protect yourself ...
Ars Technica

Nearly 1 million Windows devices targeted in advanced “malvertising” spree

Nearly 1 million Windows devices were targeted in recent months by a sophisticated “malvertising” campaign that surreptitiously stole login credentials, cryptocurrency, and other sensitive information ...
WGAL

DOJ, FBI delete malware from more than 4,000 infected computers

WHEN IT COMES TO SCAMS IN THIS DIGITAL AGE, MALWARE OR MALICIOUS SOFTWARE IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT BAD AGENTS CAN STEAL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES. PHONES, ...
Forbes

5 Signs Your Computer Or Laptop Is Hacked – And What To Do

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hackers are a busy bunch, with more than 300 million computers hacked every year — and there's a dizzying range of ways in which a ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft

A fake extension for the Cursor AI IDE code editor infected devices with remote access tools and infostealers, which, in one case, led to the theft of $500,000 in cryptocurrency from a Russian crypto ...
CSOonline

International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers

The US has again taken court-approved action to remove malware from privately-held internet-connected computers across the country, part of an effort by a number of countries to combat infections of a ...
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Malicious CAPTCHA Test Targets Education Site: What to Do If the Scam Hit Your PC

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Education site iClicker.com was hijacked last month ...