Futurism on MSN

Malware Is Now Using AI to Rewrite Its Own Code to Avoid Detection

Tools like PROMPTFLUX “dynamically generate malicious scripts, obfuscate their own code to evade detection, and leverage AI ...

Google Flags AI Malware Surge As Hackers Use LLMs To Mutate Code On-The-Fly

We're quickly entering an era of more sophisticated malware strains evading common antivirus protections, with threat actors taking advantage of powerful large language models (LLMs) that pose ...
The Hacker News

GlassWorm Malware Discovered in Three VS Code Extensions with Thousands of Installs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new set of three extensions associated with the GlassWorm campaign, indicating continued attempts on part of threat actors to target the Visual Studio Code ...
Cryptopolitan on MSN

Malicious VS Code extensions resurface, stealing GitHub credentials and crypto wallets

Developers will have to contend with a dormant turned active malicious code on Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions, which ...
SecurityWeek

GlassWorm Malware Returns to Open VSX, Emerges on GitHub

The GlassWorm malware has reared its ugly head again in the Open VSX registry, roughly two weeks after being removed.
PCMag on MSN

Google Finds Malware Connecting to AI Large Language Models to Hone Attacks

The company is warning about newly discovered malware, including 'Promptflux' and 'Promptsteal,' that use generative AI. But ...

Great, now even malware is using LLMs to rewrite its code, says Google, as it documents new phase of 'AI abuse'

Google has recently warned "adversaries are no longer leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) just for productivity gains, ...