Bitdefender Labs By Bitdefender Archived: 2026-04-05 21:37:37 UTC Consumer Insights Labs Business Insights Anti-Malware Research Windows and macOS Malware Spreads via Fake “Claude Code” Google Ads Ionut Alexandru BALTARIU Silviu STAHIE March 11, 2026 5 min read Top Stories Scam Research Active Subscription Scam Campaigns Flooding the Internet Anti-Malware Research Infected Minecraft Mods Lead to Multi-Stage, Multi-Platform Infostealer Malware IoT Research Whitepapers Vulnerabilities identified in Amazon Fire TV Stick, Insignia FireOS TV Series latest Anti-Malware Research View all posts https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 1 of 13 Anti-Malware Research Windsurf IDE Extension Drops Malware via Solana Blockchain Raul Vasile BUCUR Silviu STAHIE March 18, 2026 5 min read Anti-Malware Research https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 2 of 13 Windows and macOS Malware Spreads via Fake “Claude Code” Google Ads Ionut Alexandru BALTARIU Silviu STAHIE March 11, 2026 5 min read Anti-Malware Research LummaStealer Is Getting a Second Life Alongside CastleLoader Bogdan Ionut Lazar Manuel Dragomir Janos Gergo SZELES February 11, 2026 18 min read latest IoT Research https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 3 of 13 Ioan Alexandru MELNICIUC Paul SATMAREAN December 09, 2025 4 min read IoT Research CVE-2025-55182 Exploitation Hits the Smart Home Whitepapers IoT Research https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 4 of 13 Vulnerabilities Identified in Dahua Hero C1 Smart Cameras Bitdefender July 30, 2025 4 min read IoT Research Whitepapers 60 Hurts per Second – How We Got Access to Enough Solar Power to Run the United States Ioan Alexandru MELNICIUC Alexandru LAZĂR George CABĂU Radu Alexandru BASARABA August 07, 2024 9 min read https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 5 of 13 IoT Research Notes on ThroughTek Kalay Vulnerabilities and Their Impact on the IoT Ecosystem Bitdefender May 15, 2024 3 min read All Anti-Malware Research Free Tools Whitepapers https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 6 of 13 Anti-Malware Research Windsurf IDE Extension Drops Malware via Solana Blockchain Raul Vasile BUCUR Silviu STAHIE March 18, 2026 5 min read Anti-Malware Research https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 7 of 13 Windows and macOS Malware Spreads via Fake “Claude Code” Google Ads Ionut Alexandru BALTARIU Silviu STAHIE March 11, 2026 5 min read Scam Research Global Scam Machines: Inside a Meta-Powered Investment Fraud Ecosystem Spanning 25 Countries Alecsandru Cătălin DAJ Alexandra-Svetlana Dinulica (Bocereg) Alina BÎZGĂ March 09, 2026 16 min read https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/ Page 8 of 13 Anti-Malware Research LummaStealer Is Getting a Second Life Alongside CastleLoader Bogdan Ionut Lazar Manuel Dragomir Janos Gergo SZELES February 11, 2026 18 min read Anti-Malware Research Helpful Skills or Hidden Payloads? 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