The threat landscape in the second half of 2023 was dominated by AI-related malicious activity and the emergence of new Android spyware. Cybersecurity provider ESET reported a significant rise in Android spyware detections, as well as the exploitation of OpenAI API keys and the ChatGPT chatbot. A third-party software development kit called SpinOk Spyware was incorporated into legitimate Android applications, leading to a surge in spyware detections. The MOVEit supply chain attack also had a significant impact during this period. Despite the increasing value of Bitcoin, there was no corresponding increase in cryptocurrency threats.

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