Threat actors have been seen slyly slipping malware for upcoming attacks on companies throughout the world using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and software that appear to be legitimate.
Trend Micro claims that the effort is delivering malware to multiple regions, including Europe, the Americas, and the Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region, leveraging productivity or AI-enhanced solutions.
India, the U.S., France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, the U.K., Norway, Spain, and Canada emerged as the regions with the highest infections, indicating a global spread. Other industries most affected by the attacks include manufacturing, government, healthcare, technology, and retail.
Security researchers Jeffrey Francis Bonaobra, Joshua Aquino, Emmanuel Panopio, Emmanuel Roll, Joshua Lijandro Tsang, Armando Nathaniel Pedragoza, Melvin Singwa, Mohammed Malubay, and Marco Dela Vega stated that, This rapid, extensive distribution across multiple regions strongly indicates that EvilAI is not an isolated incident but rather an active and evolving campaign currently circulating in the wild read more about EvilAI Malware Masquerades as AI Tools to Infiltrate Global Organizations.
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