Kaspersky: RevengeHotels checks back in with AI-coded malware

Kaspersky has raised the alarm over the resurgence of hotel-hacking outfit "RevengeHotels," which it claims is now using artificial intelligence to supercharge its scams. Between June and August this year, Kaskersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) found the group deploying malware with AI-generated code, making its …

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Recognise? Who you calling suspicious???

> hotels should train staff to recognise suspicious emails

The average hotel staff is no brighter than a computer, at least for text parsing. But if they said "email gateways should be programmed to recognise suspicious emails", that would sound unlikely. Sure we have tried... for about 20 years. Usta be "$$$" would be flagged, but scammers grew past that phase right quick. Missspellled words used to be a hint, but lately my spam is clean. I have a run of spam from 'AAA' and 'Ace Hardware' (not) which are fault-free and nearly idiomatic, like off-shore or artificial helpers helped.

English is a %$#@!-ed language and while some syntax habits are widely used, I can't even read all Brit (and Brits complain about my Missouri slang) and 2/3 of the word isn't from any English Empire. Spammers, hotel staff, and even honorable guests may have odd variants of the language, and be unsure of deviations.

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ScrubCrypt deploys VenomRAT with an arsenal of plugins

This article provides detailed insights into how the threat actor distributes VenomRAT and other plugins