OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans
17
Jan
2026

OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans

Jan 17, 2026Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy OpenAI on Friday said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to…

Critical XSS Vulnerabilities in Meta Conversion API Enable Zero-Click Account Takeover
17
Jan
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…

Researchers Gain Access to StealC Malware Command-and-Control Systems
17
Jan
2026

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…

Researchers Breach StealC Infrastructure, Access Malware Control Panels
17
Jan
2026

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…

Windows 11 January Update Sparks Widespread Shutdown Complaints
17
Jan
2026

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…

ChatGPT
17
Jan
2026

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…

ChatGPT is down worldwide, conversations dissapeared for users
17
Jan
2026

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…

Feds seize 145 domains associated with BidenCash cybercrime platform
17
Jan
2026

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…

StealC hackers hacked as researchers hijack malware control panels
17
Jan
2026

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…

Black Basta boss makes it onto Interpol
16
Jan
2026

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…

ICE Agent Doxxing Platform was Crippled After Coordinated DDoS Attack
16
Jan
2026

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…

GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection
16
Jan
2026

GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection

Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a…