A new harmful malware is targeting Nigerian government Agencies, financial institutions, businesses and individuals, has caught the National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA’) attention as it earned of its distractive effect government and public establishments. The AI-powered malware named “DeepLoad”, said NITDA’ in a tweet on its verified X handle, was revealed that once the virus is executed, it silently installs itself; it harvests stored user credentials and sensitive data from browsers, evading antivirus software by leveraging on AI. NITDA further stated that upon infection, the malware could result in…
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