Google ads push malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site
A threat actor has been abusing Google Ads to distribute a trojanized version of the CPU-Z tool to deliver the Redline info-stealing malware. The new…
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SysAid zero-day flaw exploited in Clop ransomware attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the service management software SysAid to gain access to corporate servers for data theft and to deploy Clop ransomware. SysAid…
Russian hackers switch to LOTL technique to cause power outage
Russian state hackers have evolved their methods for breaching industrial control systems by adopting living-off-the-land techniques that enable reaching the final stage of the attack…
OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages
OpenAI has been addressing “periodic outages” due to DDoS attacks targeting its API and ChatGPT services within the last 24 hours. While the company didn’t…
Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private
Signal is now testing public usernames that allow users to conceal the phone numbers linked to their accounts while communicating with others. As Signal’s VP…
Microsoft drops SMB1 firewall rules in new Windows 11 build
Windows 11 will no longer add SMB1 Windows Defender Firewall rules when creating new SMB shares starting with today’s Canary Channel Insider Preview Build 25992…
Sumo Logic discloses security breach, advises API key resets
Security and data analytics company Sumo Logic disclosed a security breach after discovering that its AWS (Amazon Web Services) account was compromised last week. The…
Russian state-owned Sberbank hit by 1 million RPS DDoS attack
Russian financial organization Sberbank states in a press release that two weeks ago it faced the most powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in recent…
Ransomware gangs hack casinos via 3rd party gaming vendors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning that ransomware threat actors are targeting casino servers and use legitimate system management tools to increase their permissions…
WhatsApp now lets users hide their location during calls
WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature that helps Android and iOS users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through WhatsApp…
ChatGPT down after major outage impacting OpenAI systems
OpenAI’s AI-powered ChatGPT large language model-based chatbot is down because of a major ongoing outage that also took down the company’s Application Programming Interface (API). Customers affected…
Russian-speaking threat actor “farnetwork” linked to 5 ransomware gangs
The operator of the Nokoyawa ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), a threat actor known as ‘farnetwork’, built experience over the years by helping the JSWORM, Nefilim, Karma, and Nemty affiliate programs with…