(IN BRIEF) ESET Research has discovered PromptLock, a new ransomware prototype that uses generative AI to generate malicious Lua scripts in real time, capable of infecting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. Unlike traditional malware, PromptLock autonomously decides whether to exfiltrate … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged AI-driven malware, Anton Cherepanov, cross-platform ransomware, cybersecurity threats, data exfiltration, encryption attacks, ESET, Filecoder.PromptLock.A, generative AI, Golang, Lua scripts, Peter Strýček, PromptLock, ransomware, SPECK encryption, VirusTotal
(IN BRIEF) ESET has discovered CVE-2025-8088, a zero-day path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR exploited by the Russia-aligned RomCom group in targeted spearphishing campaigns against organizations in Europe and Canada. The flaw, patched on July 30, 2025, was used to deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Russia, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Advanced Persistent Threat, alternate data streams, Anton Cherepanov, APT, Canadian cybersecurity, CVE-2025-8088, cyberespionage, ESET, European cybersecurity, malware, Mythic agent, path traversal, Peter Strýček, RomCom, RustyClaw, SnipBot, software patch, spearphishing, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UNC2596, vulnerability disclosure, WinRAR, Zero-Day Vulnerability
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