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Webshell, as the "culprit" behind numerous network attacks, is one of the research hotspots in the field of cybersecurity. However, the complexity, stealthiness, and confusing nature of webshells pose significant challenges to the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Mingrui Ma , Lansheng Han , Chunjie Zhou

The detection of malicious websites has become a critical issue in cybersecurity. Therefore, this paper offers a comprehensive review of data-driven methods for detecting malicious websites. Traditional approaches and their limitations are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-17 Zeyuan Hu , Ziang Yuan

Cybercrime is one of the major digital threats of this century. In particular, ransomware attacks have significantly increased, resulting in global damage costs of tens of billion dollars. In this paper, we train and test different Machine…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Benjamin Marais , Tony Quertier , Stéphane Morucci

The increase in the number of phishing demands innovative solutions to safeguard users from phishing attacks. This study explores the development and utilization of a real-time browser extension integrated with machine learning model to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-19 Akshaya Arun , Nasr Abosata

Traditional rule-based cybersecurity systems have proven highly effective against known malware threats. However, they face challenges in detecting novel threats. To address this issue, emerging cybersecurity systems are incorporating AI…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Tobias Becher , Simon Torka

With AI-based software becoming widely available, the risk of exploiting its capabilities, such as high automation and complex pattern recognition, could significantly increase. An AI used offensively to attack non-AI assets is referred to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Anket Mehra , Andreas Aßmuth , Malte Prieß

As software security threats continue to evolve, the demand for innovative ways of securing coding has tremendously grown. The integration of Generative AI (GenAI) into software development holds significant potential for improving secure…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Hathal S. Alwageed , Rafiq Ahmad Khan

Web browsers have been used widely by users to conduct various online activities, such as information seeking or online shopping. To improve user experience and extend the functionality of browsers, practitioners provide mechanisms to allow…

Performance · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Bihui Jin , Heng Li , Ying Zou

The advancement of AI technologies, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), has transformed computing while introducing new security and privacy risks. Prior research shows that cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging uncensored LLMs…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Zilong Lin , Zichuan Li , Xiaojing Liao , XiaoFeng Wang

Malicious advertisement URLs pose a security risk since they are the source of cyber-attacks, and the need to address this issue is growing in both industry and academia. Generally, the attacker delivers an attack vector to the user by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Ehsan Nowroozi , Abhishek , Mohammadreza Mohammadi , Mauro Conti

The scope of AI safety and alignment work in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has so far mostly been limited to harms related to: (a) discrimination and hate speech, (b) harmful/inappropriate (violent, sexual, illegal) content,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Ilias Chalkidis , Anders Søgaard

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to augment and automate cyber operations, altering the scale, speed, and accessibility of malicious activity. These shifts raise urgent questions about when AI systems introduce…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Krystal Jackson , Deepika Raman , Jessica Newman , Nada Madkour , Charlotte Yuan , Evan R. Murphy

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into 6G networks promises substantial performance gains while simultaneously exposing novel security vulnerabilities rooted in multimodal data processing and autonomous…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Bui Duc Son , Trinh Van Chien , Dong In Kim

Malware attacks have a significant negative impact on organizations of varied scales in the field of cybersecurity. Recently, malware researchers have increasingly turned to machine learning techniques to combat sophisticated obfuscation…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-27 Tiffany Bao , Kylie Trousil , Quang Duy Tran , Fabio Di Troia , Younghee Park

We present a systematic security assessment of the Unitree G1 humanoid showing it operates simultaneously as a covert surveillance node and can be purposed as an active cyber operations platform. Initial access can be achieved by exploiting…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Víctor Mayoral-Vilches , Andreas Makris , Kevin Finisterre

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems increasingly underpin critical applications, from autonomous vehicles to biometric authentication, their vulnerability to transferable attacks presents a growing concern. These attacks, designed to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Guangjing Wang , Ce Zhou , Yuanda Wang , Bocheng Chen , Hanqing Guo , Qiben Yan

This paper explores the possibility of using ChatGPT to develop advanced phishing attacks and automate their large-scale deployment. We make ChatGPT generate the following parts of a phishing attack: i) cloning a targeted website, ii)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Nils Begou , Jeremy Vinoy , Andrzej Duda , Maciej Korczynski

In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of malware attacks that use encrypted HTTP traffic for self-propagation or communication. Antivirus software and firewalls typically will not have access to encryption keys,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-11 Anish Singh Shekhawat , Fabio Di Troia , Mark Stamp

Crime as a Service (CaaS) has evolved from isolated criminal incidents to a broad spectrum of illicit activities, including social media manipulation, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), and the sale of disinformation…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-19 David Arroyo , Rafael Mata Milla , Marc Almeida Ros , Nikolaos Lykousas , Ivan Homoliak , Constantinos Patsakis , Fran Casino

Tools focused on cryptographic API misuse often detect the most basic expressions of the vulnerable use, and are unable to detect non-trivial variants. The question of whether tools should be designed to detect such variants can only be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Victor Olaiya , Adwait Nadkarni