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AI-Generated Browser Ransomware Abuses Chromium API on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()5 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-4863
Out-of-Bounds Write in Google Chromium WebP Image Codec Actively Exploited
8.8100%KEVPoC ×4
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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware artifact generated using DeepSeek that constructed a novel attack path combining "unrealistic browser-malware concepts with a real browser capability" to turn it into a working ransomware technique that runs entirely inside the browser on both Windows and Android devices.

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