How Malware Authors Are Incorporating LLMs to Evade Detection

Cyberattackers are integrating large language models (LLMs) into the malware, running prompts at runtime to evade detection and augment their code on demand.

'Dark LLMs' Aid Petty Criminals, But Underwhelm Technically

As in the wider world, AI is not quite living up to the hype in the cyber underground. But it's definitely helping low-level cybercriminals do competent work.

DPRK's FlexibleFerret Tightens macOS Grip

The actor behind the "Contagious Interview" campaign is continuing to refine its tactics and social engineering scams to wrest credentials from macOS users.

Advanced Security Isn't Stopping Ancient Phishing Tactics

New research reveals that sophisticated phishing attacks consistently bypass traditional enterprise security measures.

As Gen Z Enters Cybersecurity, Jury Is Out on AI's Impact

Despite possibly supplanting some young analysts, one Gen Z cybersecurity specialist sees AI helping teach those willing to learn and removing drudge work.

Infamous Shai-hulud Worm Resurfaces From the Depths

This campaign introduces a new variant that executes malicious code during preinstall, significantly increasing potential exposure in build and runtime environments, researchers said.

CISOs Get Real About Hiring in the Age of AI

Dark Reading Confidential Episode 12: Experts help cyber job seekers get noticed, make an argument for a need to return to the hacker ethos of a bygone era, and have a stark conversation about keeping AI from breaking the sector's talent pipeline for years to come.