Researchers have found serious new security flaws in ChatGPT — including the latest versions by OpenAI — that could let attackers steal private data or manipulate the system without users realizing what’s happening. The issues revolve around how ChatGPT connects with external tools and data sources. For example, one flaw lets an attacker embed hidden […]
Recent research has uncovered several serious flaws in the widely used communication platform Microsoft Teams that could allow attackers to trick people by pretending to be trusted colleagues, and even to change messages without anyone knowing. Here’s what happened in simple terms: Why this matters For organizations that rely on Teams for daily collaboration, these […]
China has accused the United States of being behind one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts in history — a $13 billion Bitcoin heist. According to Chinese officials, the massive theft took place in 2020, when hackers allegedly stole more than 127,000 bitcoins from a major mining operation known as LuBian. The Chinese government claims the […]
Cybersecurity experts have discovered a new scam spreading through WhatsApp that infects people’s computers with harmful software designed to steal banking information. The malware, called Maverick, is part of a larger attack campaign in Brazil led by a cybercriminal group known as Water Saci. Once installed, Maverick quietly watches what people do online and tries […]
Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI and three associated companies, claiming that they collected large volumes of Reddit users’ posts and comments without permission to train their artificial intelligence systems. The company alleges that while certain companies have formal agreements to access Reddit’s content, Perplexity and its partners allegedly bypassed these agreements by […]
A large‑scale operation on YouTube has been uncovered, where around 3,000 videos were used to trick people into downloading harmful software. These videos, active since 2021, all looked like harmless tutorials or offers—such as free game cheats or cracked versions of popular software—but they hid malware that could steal personal information. The campaign, called the […]
A well-known hacker group has released the personal information of hundreds of U.S. government officials. The leaked data includes names, phone numbers, email addresses, and even home addresses belonging to employees from several major federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and […]
Cybersecurity researchers have sounded the alarm over a sharp increase in automated attacks targeting PHP servers, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and cloud gateways. These attacks, primarily driven by well-known botnets such as Mirai, Gafgyt, and Mozi, are exploiting known vulnerabilities and misconfigurations to gain unauthorized control over exposed systems and expand botnet networks. According […]
Microsoft has issued a warning about a threat actor identified as Storm-2657, which is hijacking employee accounts to reroute salary payments into accounts controlled by attackers. The group has reportedly focused on U.S. organizations, particularly in sectors like higher education, exploiting HR software–as–a–service (SaaS) platforms such as Workday. Although Microsoft notes that any SaaS system […]
OpenAI recently announced that it has disrupted three distinct hacker clusters that were using ChatGPT to assist in malicious operations. One cluster, tied to Russian-speaking groups, leveraged multiple accounts to prototype and refine a remote access trojan (RAT) and a credential stealer. Though the models refused direct requests for harmful code, the attackers worked around […]