A new piece of Windows malware is giving cybercriminals a lot of ways to cause trouble from one infected PC.It can steal passwords, grab browser cookies, route internet traffic through your computer and even burn through paid AI credits.
Then there is the part that caught my attention.The malware, called x47.c, can reportedly use xAI's Grok to help decide how to keep itself running on an infected Windows computer.Security researchers at Qrator Research Labs uncovered x47.c while tracking cybercrime activity.
A threat actor using the name WraithTools has been advertising access to the malware, which comes with tools for stealing credentials and launching attacks.Qrator based its findings on the seller's advertisement, technical documentation, screenshots and follow-up messages, so the research shows what x47.c is advertised and designed to do rather than how widely it is currently infecting Windows PCs.
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