> AI chatbot recommendations lure users to cryptojacking malware sites

Cybercriminals are using AI chatbot interactions alongside poisoned search results to direct users to malicious download sites in an active cryptojacking campaign, Microsoft has warned. The campaign impersonates legitimate software tools such as CrystalDiskInfo, HWMonitor, Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU), FurMark, K-Lite Codec Pack, and PDFgear. Screenshot of search engine results showing a malicious source of hwmonitor (Source: Microsoft) “The selection of these brands is deliberate. Each application is favored by PC enthusiasts and hardware-focused users, … More → The post AI chatbot recommendations lure users to cryptojacking malware sites appeared first on Help Net Security.