Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2025
Threat actors abuse HexStrike AI, a new offensive security tool meant for red teaming and bug bounties, to exploit fresh vulnerabilities. Check Point researchers warn that threat actors are abusing AI-based offensive security tool HexStrike AI to quickly exploit recently disclosed security flaws. HexStrike AI combines professional security tools with autonomous AI agents to deliver comprehensive security testing capabilities. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2025
ESET found PromptLock, the first AI-driven ransomware, using OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b via Ollama to generate and run malicious Lua scripts. In a series of messages published on X, ESET Research announced the discovery of the first known AI-powered ransomware, named PromptLock. The PromptLock malware uses the gpt-oss:20b model from OpenAI locally via the Ollama API to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 07, 2025
Microsoft’s Project Ire uses AI to autonomously reverse engineer and classify software as malicious or benign. Microsoft announced Project Ire, an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system that can autonomously reverse engineer and classify software. Project Ire is an LLM-powered autonomous malware classification system that uses decompilers and other tools, reviews their output, and determines the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2025
China questioned Nvidia over suspected backdoors in its H20 chips, adding to rising tensions in the tech fight between the U.S. and Beijing. China’s internet watchdog has summoned Nvidia over concerns that its H20 AI chips may contain hidden backdoors. Nvidia H20 chips are AI GPUs tailored for the Chinese market, based on Hopper architecture. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 01, 2025
AI-generated npm package @kodane/patch-manager drained Solana wallets; 1,500+ downloads before takedown on July 28, 2025. AI-generated npm package @kodane/patch-manager was flagged for hiding malicious software to drain Solana wallets. The package was uploaded on July 28, 2025, and it was downloaded more than 1,500 times before takedown. “The package @kodane/patch-manager, is a sophisticated cryptocurrency wallet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 24, 2025
The DSPM market hit around $1.2 billion in 2024 and should grow to $4.5 billion by 2033 (≈16.5% CAGR). The AI sector is projected to swell from $189 billion in 2023 to $4.8 trillion by 2033. The tech realm is continually evolving. New tools are invented every day, and certain technologies are reaching market valuations that have never been seen before. This tectonic shift […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2025
LameHug malware uses AI to create data-theft commands on infected Windows systems. Ukraine links it to the Russia-nexus APT28 group. Ukrainian CERT-UA warns of a new malware strain dubbed LameHug that uses a large language model (LLM) to generate commands to be executed on compromised Windows systems. Ukrainian experts attribute the malware to the Russia-linked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 18, 2025
A modern AI-based SOC platform must adapt in real time to handle alert overloads and fast-moving threats, surpassing traditional SIEM tools. Modern security operations centers (SOCs) are under immense pressure. Analysts are overwhelmed, alert queues are overflowing, and attackers are moving faster than ever. Where once it was enough to have good visibility and a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 01, 2025
Germany asked Google and Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from their app stores, citing GDPR violations over unlawful data collection and transfers to China. The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI app from their app stores due to GDPR violations. On May 6, 2025, Berlin’s Data Protection Commissioner […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 26, 2025
Crooks use TikTok videos with fake tips to trick users into running commands that install Vidar and StealC malware in ClickFix attacks. Cybercriminals leverage AI-generated TikTok videos in ClickFix attacks to spread Vidar and StealC malware, reports Trend Micro. These videos trick users into running PowerShell commands disguised as software activation steps for tools like […]
