AI Chatbot Recommendations Redirect Users to Cryptojacking Malware Sites

Microsoft has warned of an active cryptojacking campaign that makes use of artificial intelligence AI chatbot interactions as a mechanism for surfacing malicious download sites. "This emerging delivery technique extends social engineering beyond conventional search results and increases the...

Purple Fox rootkit now bundled with Telegram installer

The Purple Fox rootkit is being spread as an installer for the popular Telegram instant messaging app for Windows, according to researchers. Its not clear how the installer in this case was distributed, although it seems like at least some were delivered via email. Common distribution methods for...

New Trojan Targets Mac OS X Users

Researchers have found a new piece of malware that’s designed to attack the Mac OS X platform, an occurrence that’s rare enough still that each new discovery is noted separately. The new Trojan is known as the Black Hole RAT remote administration tool and is capable of giving a remote attacker...

Spyware Found on 3 Major Mac Download Sites

A spyware application that surreptitiously scans chat logs and hard drives of unsuspecting Mac users has found its way onto three of the more popular download sites, said security researchers. Read the full article. The Register...

mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 12.2, and -current to fix security issues. The new packages may also be used with earlier versions of Slackware. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla website:...