Malware

• Slopoly: AI-Generated Malware in a Real Ransomware Attack March 13, 2026

  IBM X-Force has identified Slopoly: a likely AI-generated PowerShell backdoor deployed by ransomware group Hive0163 in early 2026. It's unsophisticated -- and that's exactly why it matters.

• BlackSanta: The EDR Killer Coming in Through the HR Inbox March 11, 2026

  Aryaka Threat Labs has documented a year-long campaign by a Russian-speaking threat actor using fake CVs to deploy BlackSanta, an EDR killer that uses a vulnerable kernel driver to blind endpoint security before exfiltrating data from HR systems.