HP Inc. releases its latest Threat Insights Report, providing analysis of real-world cyberattacks, helping organizations keep up with the latest techniques cybercriminals are using to evade detection and breach PCs in the fast-changing cybercrime landscape. Based on millions of endpoints running HP Wolf Security, notable campaigns identified by HP Wolf Security threat researchers include:
Fake AI Trading Agents Lure Crypto Users into Malware Trap: Cybercriminals are capitalizing on interest in Agentic AI by advertising fake AI trading agents to trick users into infecting themselves with malware. Once downloaded, victims’ browsers are scanned for crypto wallet extensions like Coinbase and MetaMask, replacing them with malicious lookalikes that harvest any credentials entered. Once harvested, attackers have easy access to steal crypto holdings.
