Malware & Ransomware

15
Mar
SmartApeSG Leverages ClickFix Flaw to Distribute Remcos RAT

SmartApeSG Leverages ClickFix Flaw to Distribute Remcos RAT

Security teams have identified that the SmartApeSG group is exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the ClickFix update framework to serve
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15
Mar
OpenClaw’s New Reverse Shells and AI‑Traffic Fingerprinting Threaten Networks

OpenClaw’s New Reverse Shells and AI‑Traffic Fingerprinting Threaten Networks

The latest VirusTotal Part II report uncovers that the OpenClaw framework has been upgraded with sophisticated weaponization modules. In addition
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15
Mar
OpenClaw AI Agents Weaponized: Hundreds of Malicious Skills Disguised as Benign

OpenClaw AI Agents Weaponized: Hundreds of Malicious Skills Disguised as Benign

VirusTotal’s research team identified a systematic abuse of the OpenClaw AI platform, where threat actors publish seemingly innocuous “skills”
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15
Mar
Fake Malwarebytes Renewal Calendar Invites Deploy Credential‑Harvesting Links

Fake Malwarebytes Renewal Calendar Invites Deploy Credential‑Harvesting Links

Attackers are sending calendar invitations that mimic Malwarebytes renewal notices. The invites contain malicious URLs that, when clicked, direct users
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15
Mar
SmartApeSG Hijacks ClickFix to Deploy Remcos RAT

SmartApeSG Hijacks ClickFix to Deploy Remcos RAT

Security researchers have uncovered a new SmartApeSG campaign that compromises legitimate ClickFix support pages. By injecting malicious code into these
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15
Mar
OpenClaw AI Fuels Semantic Worms and Adaptive Cognitive Rootkits

OpenClaw AI Fuels Semantic Worms and Adaptive Cognitive Rootkits

Researchers discovered that threat actors are weaponizing OpenClaw’s large‑language‑model agents to spawn reverse shells, generate “semantic worms”
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15
Mar
OpenClaw AI Skills Weaponized: Malicious Agents Deliver Malware at Scale

OpenClaw AI Skills Weaponized: Malicious Agents Deliver Malware at Scale

Researchers have uncovered that threat actors are publishing harmful “skills” for OpenClaw AI agents. These skills appear to be legitimate
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15
Mar
SmartApeSG Uses ClickFix to Distribute Remcos RAT via Fake Downloads

SmartApeSG Uses ClickFix to Distribute Remcos RAT via Fake Downloads

The threat group SmartApeSG has been observed hijacking ClickFix pages—a service that creates short, redirecting URLs—to host the
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14
Mar
SmartApeSG Exploits ClickFix to Deploy Remcos RAT via Trusted Host

SmartApeSG Exploits ClickFix to Deploy Remcos RAT via Trusted Host

Security researchers have identified a new campaign by the SmartApeSG threat group that abuses the legitimate ClickFix web‑service to
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14
Mar
OpenClaw AI Skills Weaponized to Deliver Malware via Automated Scripts

OpenClaw AI Skills Weaponized to Deliver Malware via Automated Scripts

VirusTotal researchers discovered that threat actors are exploiting the OpenClaw low‑code automation platform by publishing AI‑generated “skills” that
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