OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some US users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot to fund…
Month: January 2026
Dept of Industry reviews its extended ERP stack
The Department of Industry, Science and Resources is set to review its enterprise resource planning (ERP) stack, coinciding with the mid-year renewal of its contract…
Google Chrome tests Gemini-powered AI “Skills”
Google is testing “Skills” for Gemini in Chrome, which will allow AI in Chrome to perform tasks automatically. Gemini in Chrome on desktop has been…
RMIT University’s longtime CDAO leaves
RMIT University’s chief data and analytics officer of six-and-a-half years Nonna Milmeister has left with a search for her replacement set to commence shortly. Milmeister…
CIRO confirms data breach exposed info on 750,000 Canadian investors
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) confirmed that the data breach it suffered last year impacts about 750,000 Canadian investors. The organization disclosed the incident…
GootLoader uses malformed ZIP files to bypass security controls
GootLoader uses malformed ZIP files to bypass security controls Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2026 GootLoader malware uses malformed ZIP files made of hundreds of concatenated…
Microsoft releases OOB Windows updates to fix shutdown, Cloud PC bugs
Microsoft has released multiple emergency, out-of-band updates for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to fix two issues caused by the January Patch Tuesday…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 80
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Gogs 0-Day Exploited in…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 559 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs newsletter Round 559 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2026 A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter…
Microsoft January 2026 Security Update Causes Credential Prompt Failures in Remote Desktop Connections
Microsoft has released an out-of-band emergency update to resolve a critical issue affecting Remote Desktop connections on Windows client devices. The problem emerged immediately following…
Mandiant Releases Rainbow Tables Enabling NTLMv1 Admin Password Hacking
Google-owned Mandiant has publicly released a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables, marking a significant escalation in demonstrating the security risks of legacy authentication protocols.…
Malicious GhostPoster browser extensions found with 840,000 installs
Another set of 17 malicious extensions linked to the GhostPoster campaign has been discovered in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge stores, where they accumulated a total of 840,000…