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Archived: 2026-04-10 02:59:25 UTC
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Family of Brands
How AI Can Power Your Online Presence
How Norton Revamp helps people build a consistent, trustworthy voice online.
Iskander Sanchez-Rola
March 19, 2026 • 5 min read
Company News
Leading the Way for AI Agent Safety
Shaping the standards for a safer, freer Agentic Era
Luis Corrons
March 5, 2026 • 11 min read
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Company News
Introducing AARTS: An Open Standard for AI Agent Runtime Safety
AARTS standardizes how AI agent platforms expose security events, enabling portable runtime protection across
the growing agent ecosystem
Jakub Křoustek
March 5, 2026 • 8 min read
Company News
Gen Agent Trust Hub Introduces Agent Detection and Response: The Missing
Security Layer for Agentic AI
Inside the Gen Agent Trust Hub, ADR turns trust signals into real-world protection.
Jakub Křoustek
March 4, 2026 • 6 min read
Company News
Introducing Sage: Safety for Agents
Closing the growing security gap between what Al agents can do and what keeps them in check
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Threat Research Team
February 19, 2026 • 6 min read
Company News
The trust layer for the agentic era
Bringing transparent risk ratings to the AI skills ecosystem to help developers build boldly and users move
confidently
Luis Corrons
February 17, 2026 • 2 min read
Family of Brands
16 independent security awards show how Gen builds protection that scales
Measuring what matters: Security, responsibility and what comes next
Alisha Robinson
January 23, 2026 • 4 min read
Family of Brands
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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From helpful AI to harmful deepfakes: Where video scams cross the line
From accessibility and creativity to financial scams and identity theft, the difference is not the technology but the
intent
Threat Research Team
January 6, 2026 • 10 min read
Family of Brands
Spotting the Fakes: How Norton’s Media Shield and Video Analyzer Help You
Fight Deepfake Scams
Real-time protection meets real-world deception. Norton’s AI-powered tools help you tell truth from trick.
Luis Corrons
October 17, 2025 • 3 min read
Family of Brands
Deepfake detected: How Norton and Qualcomm are leveling up scam defense
With Qualcomm’s NPU-powered AI and Norton’s deepfake detection, your next PC could be your strongest
digital defense
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Amit Sharma
June 24, 2025 • 3 min read
Insights
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Research
Remus: Unmasking The 64-bit Variant of the Infamous Lumma Stealer
The Lumma Rebrand We’ve Been Waiting For?
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Vojtěch Krejsa & 1 others
April 7, 2026 • 34 min read
Research
Why Join the Navy if You Can Be a Pirate?
Though you might sometimes become cargo. Inside the macOS Cracked Software Pipeline
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Adolf Středa & 1 others
March 31, 2026 • 12 min read
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Research
From Celebrity Deepfakes to Avatar Farms, How Scammers Industrialize Trust
When the face is familiar but the person isn’t real
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Luis Corrons & 2 others
March 26, 2026 • 10 min read
Research
The Reservation Hijack Scam: How attackers hijack hotel accounts to target
guests
From Booking-themed lures to compromised hospitality software, criminals are using reservation data and trusted
workflows to make fraud feel like customer service.
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Martin Chlumecký & 1 others
March 25, 2026 • 15 min read
Research
Torg Grabber: Anatomy of a New Credential Stealer
A newly identified MaaS credential stealer evolves from Telegram exfiltration to encrypted TCP and full REST
API infrastructure
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Threat Research Team
March 24, 2026 • 68 min read
Research
The Malware with a Secret Identity: How We Unmasked Torg Grabber
How a “Vidar” look‑alike turned out to be Torg Grabber—a fast‑growing infostealer-as-a-service with ClickFix
lures, browser lockpicks and a sprawling criminal customer base
Luis Corrons
March 24, 2026 • 7 min read
Research
The Scam Ad Machine: Part II
How scam ads hide in plain sight, survive takedowns, and keep coming back
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Luis Corrons & 4 others
March 20, 2026 • 12 min read
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Research
VoidStealer: Debugging Chrome to Steal Its Secrets
A Novel Debugger-based ABE Bypass Spotted in the Wild
Vojtěch Krejsa
March 19, 2026 • 19 min read
Research
Fingerprinting AI Agent Skills: The Missing Identity Layer for Agent Plugins
Why AI agent skills need their own fingerprint: a content-based ID that stays stable across packaging, platforms
and marketplaces
Michal Salát
March 17, 2026 • 17 min read
Research
Engineering the Future of Agentic Threat Hunting
An Army for Every Analyst
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Luis Corrons
March 13, 2026 • 7 min read
People & Impact
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Explore stories on our efforts to make that impact a reality.
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Community
Building Financial Confidence in a Digital World
Gen, MoneyLion and our partners expand access to financial education during Financial Literacy Month
Kim Allman
April 8, 2026 • 4 min read
Community
Helping Students Understand AI in the Classroom
Gen partners with Discovery Education on new video series focused on AI literacy
Kim Allman
March 27, 2026 • 4 min read
Community
From Digital Skills to Digital Advocacy: Empowering Girls to Lead Online
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, Gen highlights its partnership with the World Association of Girl
Guides and Girl Scouts
Kim Allman
March 9, 2026 • 4 min read
Community
Helping young people build strong financial habits
Gen announces new partnership with Jump$tart Coalition
Kimberly Bishop
February 24, 2026 • 4 min read
Life@Gen
How we build trust through our work and culture
A closer look at Gen’s corporate responsibility efforts, workplace culture and global impact in 2025
Kim Allman
February 11, 2026 • 4 min read
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Community
Scam policy in action
Gen continues building momentum in Washington
Kim Allman
February 11, 2026 • 4 min read
Community
Working together for a better internet
Gen celebrates Safer Internet Day with our nonprofit partners
Kimberly Bishop
February 10, 2026 • 5 min read
Community
Fighting Back Against Tech-Related Abuse
Gen partners with National Network to End Domestic Violence and Tech Soup for National Stalking Awareness
Month
https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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Kimberly Bishop
January 20, 2026 • 4 min read
Community
Celebrating Three Years of Giving@Gen
#WeAreGENerous volunteering and giving projects help drive impact in our communities
Kimberly Bishop
December 15, 2025 • 4 min read
Community
A Safe and Scam-Free Holiday Season
In addition to fighting scams with our products, Gen teams up with nonprofits and industry partners to help people
spot and avoid scams
Kimberly Bishop
December 12, 2025 • 3 min read
Source: https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/research-group/flubot-targets-android-phone-users
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