OpenAI confirms ChatGPT is down as logins and signups fail
ChatGPT is experiencing a major outage, and users are unable to sign in, create accounts, or load chats, including previous conversations. The outage started at…
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Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as data recovery firm to steal payments
A suspected ransomware affiliate is posing as a ransomware recovery service called “Ransom Busters,” contacting victims before the attacks become public and claiming it can provide…
US charges Iranian hackers over $3.4 billion intellectual property theft
The U.S. has charged 17 Iranians, alleged members of a hacking-for-hire company called Mabna Institute, involved in years-long operations that stole data from American organizations.…
Microsoft fixes known issue causing Windows Defender crashes
Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused Windows Defender to crash after a recent security update, resulting in 0xc0000005 access violation errors on some affected…
CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a high-severity Windows Task Host vulnerability that was flagged…
Clop created custom web shell for Windchill data theft attacks
A custom Java web shell likely linked to the Clop ransomware gang was designed specifically for PTC Windchill and FlexPLM servers, with built-in features to…
Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector
Comcast is promoting WiFi-based motion detection as a part of its new Xfinity Shield home protection platform, allowing routers and wireless devices to detect people…
Your Controls Block Known Attacks. What About the Behavior?
By Sila Ozeren Hacioglu, Security Research Engineer at Picus Security. A prevention score tells you what a control recognizes. It doesn’t tell you what that…
Microsoft tests faster Windows File Explorer, new context menu
Microsoft has started testing a faster File Explorer and a less cluttered and more customizable context menu in Windows 11 preview builds rolling out to…
Certighost and the Privilege Hiding in Your Certificate Authority
Author: Len Noe, Solutions Architect, BeyondTrust Every mature Active Directory environment has a component that quietly holds more power than the people running it usually…
Pokémon Center data breach exposes customer info, cancels some orders
Pokémon Center is notifying customers in the United Kingdom and Germany that it suffered a third-party data breach after hackers stole customer personal and order…
Hacker claims 3.6 million Azure account records stolen from major companies
A threat actor is selling employee databases allegedly stolen from the Microsoft Azure infrastructure of multiple Fortune 500 companies after gaining access using compromised credentials.…