‘A Perfect Storm’: How AI Is Transforming the Global Scam Industry

AI-powered malware is transforming scam compounds into a global cybercrime industry fueled by trafficked workers and willing ...
Mashable

FBI investigates Steam games with hidden malware

The FBI wants to hear from Steam users who may have downloaded malware infected games. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Download any dubious games ...
Bleeping Computer

New BeatBanker Android malware poses as Starlink app to hijack devices

A new Android malware named BeatBanker can hijack devices and tricks users into installing it by posing as a Starlink app on websites masquerading as the official Google Play Store. The malware ...
Bleeping Computer

AI-generated Slopoly malware used in Interlock ransomware attack

A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware ...
TechCrunch

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam

The FBI is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing several video games laced with malware on the popular PC games store Steam, the agency said Friday. In its announcement looking for victims ...
TechSpot

Downloaded a malware-infected Steam game? The FBI wants to hear from you

In brief: Did you install and play a malware-infested game downloaded from Steam between 2024 and 2026? If the answer is yes, the FBI wants you to come forward, thereby helping the agency in its ...
Dark Reading

GlassWorm Malware Evolves to Hide in Dependencies

The infamous GlassWorm malware has infected dozens more Open VSX software packages, according to new research. GlassWorm is a family of malware that first emerged last year with the goal of infecting ...
Kotaku

FBI Investigating Malware On Steam After A Bunch Of Indie Games Were Revealed To Be Hiding Malicious Files

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that it is seeking information from victims who were potentially scammed by games “embedded with malware” on Steam over the past two years. The FBI’s ...
Lifehacker

Check Your Asus Router for Malware ASAP

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
GameSpot

FBI Launches Investigation Into Games Removed From Steam Over Malware Concerns

Although only a small percentage of games on Steam appear to have been designed to spread malware, it's enough that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now looking into it. The FBI's Seattle ...
CSOonline

Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse

Threat actors are publishing clean extensions that later update to depend on hidden payload packages, bypassing marketplace checks and silently installing malware onto developers’ systems. Threat ...
Mashable

Popular Chrome extension disabled for containing malware

Do you use the Chrome extension "Save image as Type?" If so, you are one of more than one million users who woke up this morning to find out that Google has disabled the extension in your Chrome web ...