Doge software engineer's computer infected by info-stealing malware

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/doge-software-engineers-computer-infected-by-info-stealing-malware/

#HackerNews #Doge #Malware #InfoStealing #Cybersecurity #SoftwareEngineer

@gnemmi @methuselah @daniel whichever they are, #NameThemBlameThem would be essential for #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec - alongside the messages of them saying they don't give a shit.

• Anything else is undue leniency and accomplicity, as I'd nit he surprised if such "#Abandonware" is part of a campaign to do #InfoStealing or attack the Comms of people deemed "hostile" by the attackers, which may or may not be state-sponsored or acting under duress...

#Trnapsarency is essentual here!!!

"The notorious FIN7 threat group is combining artificial intelligence (AI) with social engineering in an aggressive, adult-themed threat campaign that dangles lures for access to technology that can "deepfake" nude photos — all to fool people into installing infostealing malware.

The powerful Russian financial cybercrime group has created at least seven websites that advertise for what's called a "DeepNude Generator," which promises to use deepfake technology transform any photo into a nude representation of the person pictured, according to new research from the threat hunters at Silent Push.

People can either download the generator via the site or sign up for a "free trial," demonstrating the sophistication of the scam. But instead of receiving the tool, they end up downloading malicious payloads such as the stealers Lumma and Redline, which can be used to deliver further malware such as ransomware"—Elizabeth Montalbano >

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/ai-nude-photo-generator-delivers-infostealers

#technews #security #deepfakes #nudifying #ransomware #malware #nudify #undressing #software #cybercrime #technology #news #explicitcontent #theft #infostealing #cybersecurity

#Infostealing via sponsored ads, this easily hits most people without adblockers in the web:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-push-malware-via-google-search-ads-for-vlc-7-zip-ccleaner/

Stay away from google (maybe other #searchengines too, if they bombard you with ads).
Try privacy preserving https://search.brave.com/ if you have not yet (has its own index).