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Microsoft has issued a warning about an ongoing cryptojacking campaign that uses chatbot conversations powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to expose dangerous download sites.According to a paper released on Tuesday by Microsoft Defender Experts and the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team, "this emerging delivery technique extends social engineering beyond conventional search results and increases the visibility of malicious software recommendations." The tech company claims that in an effort to target users with high-performance GPUs, the activity poses as trustworthy system programs like CrystalDiskInfo, HWMonitor, Display Driver Uninstaller, FurMark, K-Lite Codec Pack, and PDFgear. It further stated that rather than randomly infecting a huge number of machines, the goal is ...

UNC4990, a financially driven threat actor, is targeting Italian organizations by using weaponized USB drives as an initial infection vector. According to Mandiant, a company owned by Google, the attacks target a number of businesses, including logistics, construction, transportation, and health. In a study released on Tuesday, the company stated that "UNC4990 operations typically involve widespread USB infection followed by the deployment of the EMPTYSPACE downloader. In order to do these actions, the cluster downloads and uses PowerShell to decode encoded versions of the additional stages that are hosted on external websites read more Italian Businesses Hit by Weaponized USBs Spreading Cryptojacking Malware. Get up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and enhance your kn...

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AI Chatbot Recommendations Redirect Users to Cryptojacking Malware Sites

Italian Businesses Hit by Weaponized USBs Spreading Cryptojacking Malware