Malware has typically used files that it makes resident on a target machine to carry out an attack. But another class of malware called "fileless" does the opposite. The attack that the malware causes ...

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Wiz Inc. today detailed a newly discovered Python-based fileless malware that’s targeting cloud workloads. Dubbed “PyLoose,” the attack is said to be the first ...

In a blog post this week, Microsoft acknowledged the rise of so-called "fileless" malware. This sort of malware does not use a physical file on the victim machine to run the malicious code. Since this ...

A new fileless malware named PyLoose has been targeting cloud workloads to hijack their computational resources for Monero cryptocurrency mining. PyLoose is a relatively simple Python script with a ...

Camellia Chan is the CEO and Cofounder of Flexxon, a next-generation hardware cybersecurity solutions provider with a global presence. In 2024 alone, fileless malware like HeadCrab doubled its grip on ...

A sophisticated fileless malware campaign exploiting legitimate system tools has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. The attack bypasses traditional disk-based detection by executing ...

ThreatDown’s EDR team discovered a sophisticated, multi-stage attack chain during an active investigation; the first documented case of attackers abusing the Deno runtime as a malware execution ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly infecting computers with malware that resides only in memory in order to make their attacks harder to detect. Recent attacks launched with the Angler exploit kit — a ...

The landscape of malware analysis has significantly evolved, driven by the increasing sophistication of cyber threats and the advanced techniques being developed to combat them. Malware attacks on US ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- ThreatDown's EDR team discovered a sophisticated, multi-stage attack chain during an active investigation; the ...