Proofpoint reports that a threat actor has used the tactic against critical infrastructure firms in the UAE, warns CISOs to watch for it elsewhere. A threat actor is using polyglot files to conceal ...

Operators of the StrRAT and Ratty remote access trojans (RAT) are running a new campaign using polyglot MSI/JAR and CAB/JAR files to evade detection from security tools. The campaign was spotted by ...

Steganography involves hiding data in something else — for example, encoding data in a picture. [David Buchanan] used polyglot files not to hide data, but to send a large amount of data in a single ...

A sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) that's likely aligned with Iran has been deploying a convincing business email compromise (BEC) attack to deliver two-faced polyglot files, which ...

Kaspersky has released a decryption tool for the Polyglot ransomware to assist victims in recovering their files without giving in and paying a fee. Ransomware is a particularly nasty kind of malware ...

A new cyber-espionage campaign targeting aviation, satellite communications and critical transportation infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. The ...