Malicious Chrome extensions with 1.7M installs found on Web Store
Almost a dozen malicious extensions with 1.7 million downloads in Google’s Chrome Web Store could track users, steal browser activity, and redirect to potentially unsafe…
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Overcoming Technical Barriers in Desktop and Application Virtualization
As organizations increasingly embrace remote and hybrid work, desktop and application virtualization have become essential strategies for ensuring flexibility, scalability, and security. However, implementing these…
Alleged Chinese hacker tied to Silk Typhoon arrested for cyberespionage
A Chinese national was arrested in Milan, Italy, last week for allegedly being linked to the state-sponsored Silk Typhoon hacking group, which responsible for cyberattacks…
Public exploits released for CitrixBleed 2 NetScaler flaw, patch now
Researchers have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and dubbed CitrixBleed2, warning that the flaw is easily exploitable and…
Employee gets $920 for credentials used in $140 million bank heist
Hackers stole nearly $140 million from six banks in Brazil by using an employee’s credentials from C&M, a company that offers financial connectivity solutions. The incident reportedly…
Atomic macOS infostealer adds backdoor for persistent attacks
Malware analyst discovered a new version of the Atomic macOS info-stealer (also known as ‘AMOS’) that comes with a backdoor, to attackers persistent access to compromised…
‘Batavia’ Windows spyware campaign targets dozens of Russian orgs
A previously undocumented spyware called ‘Batavia’ has been targeting large industrial enterprises in Russia in a phishing email campaign that uses contract-related lures. The researchers…
Qantas is being extorted in recent data-theft cyberattack
Qantas has confirmed that it is now being extorted by threat actors following a cyberattack that potentially exposed the data for 6 million customers. “A…
Hackers abuse leaked Shellter red team tool to deploy infostealers
Shellter Project, the vendor of a commercial AV/EDR evasion loader for penetration testing, confirmed that hackers used its Shellter Elite product in attacks after a…
OpenAI says GPT-5 will unify breakthroughs from different models
OpenAI has again confirmed that it will unify multiple models into one and create GPT-5, which is expected to ship sometime in the summer. ChatGPT…
Hands on with Windows 11 Notepad’s new markdown support
Notepad now lets you use markdown text formatting on Windows 11, which means you can write in Notepad just like you could in WordPad. The…
ChatGPT is testing disruptive Study Together feature
OpenAI’s “Study together” mode has been spotted in the wild, and it could help students prepare for exams directly from ChatGPT. We don’t have the…