Fake Windows update pushes malware in new ClickFix attack

The ClickFix campaign disguises malware as legitimate Windows updates, using steganography to hide shellcode in PNG files and ...
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A fake Windows Update screen is fooling Windows users into installing malware

Full-screen fake Windows Update or captcha tricks users into pasting and running attacker commands. Malware is steganographically stored in PNG pixels; a .NET Stego Loader extracts, decrypts, and runs ...
TechRadar

Maybe don't trust every Windows Update without checking - hackers hijack images to spread dangerous malware

Fake Windows updates deliver advanced malware hidden inside encrypted PNG images Hackers trick victims with update screens that secretly execute malicious commands Stego Loader reconstructs dangerous ...
Forbes

Microsoft Windows Is Being Hacked If You See These JPEG Images

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This story has been updated on August 5 with a statement from ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Hackers Use Image-Based Malware and GenAI to Evade Email Security

Cybercriminals are deploying novel techniques to bypass email security, including embedding malicious code inside images and using GenAI to deliver malware. HP Wolf researchers highlighted several ...
TechRepublic

AI Turns Panda Image Into ‘New Breed of Persistent Malware’

AI Turns Panda Image Into ‘New Breed of Persistent Malware’ Your email has been sent Malware inside innocent-looking panda images A warning of what is to come AI’s growing role in cyber attacks ...