OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans
Jan 17, 2026Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy OpenAI on Friday said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to logged-in adult U.S. users in…
Month: January 2026
Critical XSS Vulnerabilities in Meta Conversion API Enable Zero-Click Account Takeover
Security researchers have uncovered two critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Meta’s Conversions API Gateway that could enable attackers to hijack Facebook accounts on a…
Researchers Gain Access to StealC Malware Command-and-Control Systems
Security researchers successfully exploited vulnerabilities in the StealC malware infrastructure, gaining access to operator control panels and exposing a threat actor’s identity through their own…
Researchers Breach StealC Infrastructure, Access Malware Control Panels
Criminal infrastructure often fails for the same reasons it succeeds: it is rushed, reused, and poorly secured. Security researchers recently demonstrated this vulnerability by exploiting…
Windows 11 January Update Sparks Widespread Shutdown Complaints
Microsoft’s latest security update for Windows 11 has triggered an unexpected problem affecting enterprise users: PCs equipped with Secure Launch are unable to shut down…
ChatGPT Go subscription rolls out worldwide at $8, but it’ll show you ads
OpenAI’s $8 ChatGPT Go subscription, which gives you 10x more messages, is now available in the United States and other regions. With ChatGPT Go, you…
OpenAI says its new ChatGPT ads won’t influence answers
OpenAI has confirmed that ChatGPT will start showing ads in the coming weeks, but it promises that ads won’t influence the answers it generates. OpenAI…
Jordanian national pleads guilty after unknowingly selling FBI agent access to 50 company networks
A 40-year-old Jordanian national pleaded guilty Thursday to operating as an access broker, selling access to at least 50 victim company networks he broke into…
StealC hackers hacked as researchers hijack malware control panels
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the web-based control panel used by operators of the StealC info-stealing malware allowed researchers to observe active sessions and…
Black Basta boss makes it onto Interpol’s ‘Red Notice’ list
The identity of the Black Basta ransomware gang leader has been confirmed by law enforcement in Ukraine and Germany, and the individual has been added to…
ICE Agent Doxxing Platform was Crippled After Coordinated DDoS Attack – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
The website ICE List, also known as the (ICE List Wiki), was crippled by a major cyber attack after it prepared to publish the identities…
GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a malformed ZIP archive that’s designed…