Cybercriminals Hide Undetectable Ransomware Inside JPG Images (gbhackers.com)

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[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

This technique, which bypasses traditional antivirus systems, highlights an alarming evolution in cybercrime tactics.

It's called steganography and has been around for ages. I wrote code back in the, well let's just say "a while ago", that "hid" data in PNG files.

[-] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I really, really hate this site. This is not the first time I've seen low quality garbage. It reports old news as crazy new novel techniques.

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