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Experts uncover malware that spooks users with jump scares and screams

Security experts say the new malware strain uses sudden frightening images and sounds to rattle people at their screens; the scariest part is that it's not a spreadsheet.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:20 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by TechRadar: “Experts uncover bizarre new malware that spooks users with jump scares and screams”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:20 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.

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TechRadarExperts uncover bizarre new malware that spooks users with jump scares and screams

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorResearchers have uncovered a new strain of malware that frightens its victims with jump scares and screams, according to TechRadar.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA virus that just wants you to be afraid. Finally, a hacker with honest intentions.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt screams at you from your own screen.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo does the reply-all button, Hank, and nobody has ever sent that one to a lab.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDifferent scream, same dread.