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This shopping season will be different. Prepare for AI-powered scams targeting Android
Cybercriminals can utilize new AI-powered threats for Android before Christmas. Learn how to avoid them. A few weeks before Christmas, it’s not only shopaholics who will go crazy. Cybercriminals too are ready to unleash all their worst tools to scam people who shop online, those expecting deliveries, and even those who want to donate to charity. This has all become a common problem, and many Android users have learned to live with it. However, this season we can expect an unp
ESET Expert
Apr 3


Android Threats in the Era of AI: Harder to spot for both humans and machines.
ESET Research reveals how cybercriminals have improved their malicious campaigns. In the current AI era, cyber-threats are evolving so quickly that even blog posts only a few weeks old can become outdated in the blink of an eye. During Black Friday 2025, we wrote about new threats targeting Android users ahead of the shopping season and, oh boy, it looks like it’s time to update the list. Since then, ESET researchers have identified new AI‑powered threats as well as updates
ESET Expert
Mar 31


First known AI-powered ransomware uncovered by ESET Research
The discovery of PromptLock shows how malicious use of AI models could supercharge ransomware and other threats ESET researchers have discovered what they called "the first known AI-powered ransomware". The malware, which ESET has named PromptLock, has the ability to exfiltrate, encrypt and possibly even destroy data, though this last functionality appears not to have been implemented in the malware yet. While PromptLock was not spotted in actual attacks and is instead though
ESET Expert
Aug 28, 2025


Investors beware: AI-powered financial scams swamp social media
Can you tell the difference between legitimate marketing and deepfake scam ads? It’s not always as easy as you may think. As economic...
ESET Expert
Aug 19, 2025


Beats by bot: The AI remix revolution
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the music landscape, turning listeners into creators and sparking new debates over creativity,...
ESET Expert
Nov 13, 2024
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