AI in antivirus: real protection or marketing? How it actually works
Every antivirus now advertises itself as 'AI-powered'. Here's what machine learning really does for your protection, …
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Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
Slopsquatting: the scam built on packages AI invents
Coding assistants suggest npm and pip packages that don't exist — and criminals register those names with malware …
AI polymorphic malware: how BlackMamba fools antivirus
BlackMamba is a proof of concept that uses AI to rewrite its own code on every run and walk straight past EDR solutions. …
How to Tell if a File Has a Virus: 3 Free Methods
Check a file for malware before opening it with VirusTotal or a SHA-256 hash in Windows. Follow the steps and learn what …
Session cookie theft: the attack that walks around your 2FA
Infostealers steal browser session cookies and access accounts with no password and no 2FA. How session hijacking works …
Watering hole attack: when legitimate sites become a trap
A watering hole attack compromises legitimate sites to infect specific groups of victims. How it works, real cases and …
Fileless malware: what it is and how it fools your antivirus
Fileless malware writes nothing to disk: it lives in RAM and uses Windows' own tools to attack. Understand what it is …
WormGPT and FraudGPT: how the malicious AI sold on the dark web works
WormGPT and FraudGPT are chatbots with no safety filters, sold for up to US$1,700 a year on the dark web. How they work …
How to detect cryptojacking and remove a miner from your PC
High CPU for no reason and a sluggish PC can be signs of cryptojacking. Learn how to tell whether someone is using your …
Sony Pictures hack 2014: how North Korea broke into Hollywood
In November 2014, North Korean hackers destroyed Sony Pictures servers with wiper malware and leaked terabytes of data. …