Security
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DeepSeek exposes database with over 1 million chat records
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its DeepSeek-R1 LLM model, has publicly exposed two databases containing sensitive user and operational information. The unsecured ClickHouse instances reportedly held over a million log entries containing user chat history in plaintext form, API keys, backend details, and operational metadata. Wiz Research discovered this exposure during a security […]
New Syncjacking attack hijacks devices using Chrome extensions
A new attack called ‘Browser Syncjacking’ demonstrates the possibility of using a seemingly benign Chrome extension to take over a victim’s device. The new attack method, discovered by security researchers at SquareX, involves several steps, including Google profile hijacking, browser hijacking, and, eventually, device takeover. Despite the multi-stage process, the attack is stealthy, requires minimal permissions, […]
Police seizes Cracked and Nulled hacking forum servers, arrests suspects
Europol and German law enforcement confirmed the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of 17 servers in Operation Talent, which took down Cracked and Nulled, two of the largest hacking forums with over 10 million users. Even though some of their members are also engaged in ethical hacking discussions, these hacking forums are best […]
Time Bandit ChatGPT jailbreak bypasses safeguards on sensitive topics
A ChatGPT jailbreak flaw, dubbed “Time Bandit,” allows you to bypass OpenAI’s safety guidelines when asking for detailed instructions on sensitive topics, including the creation of weapons, information on nuclear topics, and malware creation. The vulnerability was discovered by cybersecurity and AI researcher David Kuszmar, who found that ChatGPT suffered from “temporal confusion,” making it […]
New Aquabotv3 botnet malware targets Mitel command injection flaw
A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet malware Aquabot has been observed actively exploiting CVE-2024-41710, a command injection vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones. The activity was discovered by Akamai’s Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT), who reports that this is the third variant of Aquabot that falls under their radar. The malware family was introduced […]
Solana Pump.fun tool DogWifTool compromised to drain wallets
Hackers have compromised the Windows version of the DogWifTools software for promoting meme coins on the Solana blockchain in a supply-chain attack that drained users’ wallets. The developers claim that a malicious threat actor compromised the project’s private GitHub repository after reverse engineering the software to extract a GitHub token. The maintainers of the platform said […]
Laravel admin package Voyager vulnerable to one-click RCE flaw
Three vulnerabilities discovered in the open-source PHP package Voyager for managing Laravel applications could be used for remote code execution attacks. The issues remain unfixed and can be exploited against an authenticated Voyager user that clicks on a malicious link. Vulnerability researchers at SonarSource, a code quality and security company, say that they tried to report the […]
FBI seizes Cracked.io, Nulled.to hacking forums in Operation Talent
Update January 29, 14:15 EST: Seizure banners were added to the cracked[.] io, nulled [.] to, starkrdp [.] io, mysellix [.] io, and sellix [.] io, confirming that the domains had been seized in a joint law enforcement action dubbed “Operation Talent” that included authorities from the United States, Italy, Spain, Europe, France, Greece, Australia, and […]
Hackers exploit critical unpatched flaw in Zyxel CPE devices
Hackers are exploiting a critical command injection vulnerability in Zyxel CPE Series devices that is currently tracked as CVE-2024-40891 and remains unpatched since last July. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands using the ‘supervisor’ or ‘zyuser’ service accounts. Vulnerability intelligence company VulnCheck added the security issue to its database last year on July 12 and […]
Hackers exploiting flaws in SimpleHelp RMM to breach networks
Hackers are believed to be exploiting recently fixed SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software vulnerabilities to gain initial access to target networks. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-57726, CVE-2024-57727, and CVE-2024-57728, allow threat actors to download and upload files on devices and escalate privileges to administrative levels. The vulnerabilities were discovered and disclosed by Horizon3 researchers two […]