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Malware uses Google Docs as proxy to command and control server

Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec have uncovered a piece of malware that uses Google Docs, which is now part of Google Drive, as a bridge when communicating with attackers in order ...
Bleeping Computer

Researchers sinkhole PlugX malware server with 2.5 million unique IPs

Researchers have sinkholed a command and control server for a variant of the PlugX malware and observed in six months more than 2.5 million connections from unique IP addresses. Since last September, ...
Cybernews

AI chatbots Grok and Copilot could be abused as hidden channels for malware, researchers warn

AI assistants, including Grok and Microsoft Copilot, could be manipulated by attackers to secretly pass instructions to ...
Bleeping Computer

Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime

An international law enforcement operation code-named 'Synergia' has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns. Command and control servers ...