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AI Wrote This Malware: Dissecting the Insides of a Vibe-Coded Malware Campaign
Mar 18, 2026 | 15 MIN READ
Shamoon Returns to Wipe Systems in Middle East, Europe
Destructive malware has been employed by adversaries for years. Usually such attacks are carefully targeted and can...
‘Operation Sharpshooter’ Targets Global Defense, Critical Infrastructure
This post was written with contributions from the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team. The McAfee Advanced...
Pay-Per-Install Company Deceptively Floods Market with Unwanted Programs
For the past 18 months, McAfee Labs has been investigating a pay-per-install developer, WakeNet AB, responsible for...
McAfee Labs 2019 Threats Predictions Report
These predictions were written by Eoin Carroll, Taylor Dunton, John Fokker, German Lancioni, Lee Munson, Yukihiro Okutomi,...
WebCobra Malware Uses Victims’ Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
The authors thank their colleagues Oliver Devane and Deepak Setty for their help with this analysis. McAfee...
Triton Malware Spearheads Latest Attacks on Industrial Systems
Malware that attacks industrial control systems (ICS), such as the Stuxnet campaign in 2010, is a serious...
Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims
Alexandr Solad and Daniel Hatheway of Recorded Future are coauthors of this post. Read Recorded Future’s version...Android/TimpDoor Turns Mobile Devices Into Hidden Proxies
The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found an active phishing campaign using text messages (SMS) that tricks...‘Operation Oceansalt’ Delivers Wave After Wave
A wall eight feet high with three strands of barbed wire is considered sufficient to deter a...Ransomware GandCrab Version 5 Partners With Crypter Service for Obfuscation
The GandCrab ransomware, which first appeared in January, has been updated rapidly during its short life, with...When the Digital Impacts the Physical
Cyberattacks have always been, well, cyber. Their immediate effects were on our data, our digital information, and...‘McAfee Labs Threats Report’ Highlights Cryptojacking, Blockchain, Mobile Security Issues
As we look over some of the key issues from the newly released McAfee Labs Threats Report,...
