: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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However, when the source code to the malware was leaked on the dark web late in 2024, the service was shut down.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Hackers are using this app to spread malware called FireScam.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
More recently, there have also been reports that cybercriminals are releasing fake Telegram Premium apps that are actually malware that swipes your Telegram login credentials.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
As of now, few hurdles exist to stop adversarial countries or cyber criminal gangs from developing their own agentic malware.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Hackers are using this app to spread malware called FireScam.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
More recently, there have also been reports that cybercriminals are releasing fake Telegram Premium apps that are actually malware that swipes your Telegram login credentials.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
As of now, few hurdles exist to stop adversarial countries or cyber criminal gangs from developing their own agentic malware.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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malware
noun
mal·ware
ˈmal-ˌwer 
: software that is designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning and that can be used to commit cybercrime (as by revealing passwords, PINs, and other sensitive data)
Etymology
mal- bad + software
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