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 says ChatGPT ads will appear within the answers, likely at the bottom of the answers, and only those who use the free account or ChatGPT Go account will see ads. Microsoft-backed […]
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 gather intelligence on the attackers’ hardware. StealC emerged in early 2023 with aggressive promotion on dark web cybercrime channels. It grew in popularity due to its evasion and extensive data theft capabilities. […]
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 the wanted list of Europol and Interpol. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) identified Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov, a 35-year-old Russian national, as the leader of the Black Basta ransomware gang. The Ukrainian […]
China-linked hackers exploited Sitecore zero-day for initial access
An advanced threat actor tracked as UAT-8837 and believed to be linked to China has been focusing on critical infrastructure systems in North America, gaining access by exploiting both known and zero-day vulnerabilities. The hacker group has been active since at least 2025, and its purpose appears to be mainly to obtain initial access to […]
Verizon starts issuing $20 credits after nationwide outage
Verizon has begun sending text messages with instructions on how to redeem a $20 account credit for last week’s nationwide wireless outage. The message states that the $20 credit is intended to cover multiple days of service and apologizes for the outage. “Valued Verizon Customer – We let you down this week. For that we […]
Microsoft: Windows 11 update causes Outlook freezes for POP users
Microsoft is investigating widespread reports that a January Windows 11 security update is causing the classic Outlook desktop client to freeze and hang for users with POP email accounts. POP (Post Office Protocol) is an email retrieval protocol used for downloading emails from a server to a local device. While POP isn’t as widely used […]
Hackers now exploiting critical Fortinet FortiSIEM flaw in attacks
A critical Fortinet FortiSIEM vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code is now being abused in attacks. According to security researcher Zach Hanley at penetration testing company Horizon3.ai, who reported the vulnerability (CVE-2025-64155), it is a combination of two issues that allow arbitrary writes with admin permissions and privilege escalation to root access. “An improper […]
Cisco finally fixes AsyncOS zero-day exploited since November
Cisco has finally patched a maximum-severity Cisco AsyncOS zero-day exploited in attacks against Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and Secure Email and Web Manager (SEWM) appliances since November 2025. As Cisco explained in December, when it disclosed the vulnerability (CVE-2025-20393), it affects only Cisco SEG and Cisco SEWM appliances with non-standard configurations when the Spam Quarantine […]
Microsoft: Some Windows PCs fail to shut down after January update
Microsoft has confirmed a new issue that prevents Windows 11 23H2 devices with System Guard Secure Launch enabled from shutting down. System Guard Secure Launch is a Windows security feature designed to protect the boot process from firmware-level attacks and malware such as rootkits. According to a release health dashboard update on Thursday, this known […]
Google now lets you change your @gmail.com address, rolling out
Google has confirmed that it’s now possible to change your @gmail.com address. This means that if your current email is xyz@gmail.com, you can now change it to abc@gmail.com. In an update to its support document, Google shared the following note: Important: The ability to change your Google Account email is gradually rolling out to all users, and […]