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AI-Generated Linux Miner 'Koske' Beats Human MalwareAI-Generated Linux Miner 'Koske' Beats Human MalwareAI-Generated Linux Miner 'Koske' Beats Human Malware
AI malware is becoming less of a gimmick, with features that meet or exceed what traditional human-developed malware typically can do.
July 25, 2025
A newly discovered cryptominer suggests that attackers are not only using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop
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The Koske Linux malware shows how cybercriminals can use AI for payload development, persistence, and adaptivity.
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New Koske Linux malware hides in cute panda images
Bill Toulas
July 24, 2025
04:54 PM
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A new Linux malware named Koske may have been developed with artificial intelligence and is using seemingly benign JPEG images of panda bears to deploy malware directly into system memory.
Researchers from cybersecurity company AquaSec analyzed Koske and described it as "a sophhisticated Linux threat." Based on the observed adaptive behavior, the researchers believe that the malware was developed using large
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A new malware strain named ‘Koske’ is delivering crypto-mining payloads through dropper files posing as benign panda pictures.
According to Aqua Nautilus, the cybersecurity team at Aqua Security, the malware likely uses AI-assistance as its code appears shaped by large language models (LLMs).
“Koske, a sophisticated Linux threat, shows clear signs of AI-assisted development, like with help from a large language model,” Aqua researcher Assaf Morag wrote in a blog post. “It represents a new breed
