Court Services Victoria experienced a cyber security incident in December, leading to unauthorized access and disruption of court recordings. The Qilin ransomware gang is suspected to be behind the attack. CSV is working with authorities and cyber security experts to investigate, and hearings in January are proceeding. The group utilizes a double extortion technique, exfiltrating data in addition to encrypting it, and targeting victims through phishing emails.
Criminals Leveraging AI Tools to Rewrite and Obfuscate Malware, Evading Detection
Large language models (LLMs) are being used to generate sophisticated variants of malicious JavaScript, bypassing detection systems, says a Palo Alto Networks report. Despite struggling