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OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware
OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing attacks. The report, which focuses on operations since the beginning of the year, constitutes the first official confirmation that generative mainstream AI tools are used to enhance offensive cyber operations. […]
Best DDR5 RAM for Desktop: Top Speed and Performance
DDR5 RAM marks a significant leap in desktop computer memory technology. This new standard offers faster speeds and improved efficiency compared to its predecessor, DDR4. For users looking to upgrade their systems or build new high-performance PCs, DDR5 RAM is becoming an increasingly popular choice. When selecting DDR5 RAM for your desktop, key factors to consider include speed, […]
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 Specs Unveiled (Rumors)
Recent leaks have revealed exciting details about NVIDIA’s upcoming high-end graphics cards. The GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 are set to push the limits of gaming performance. These new GPUs will likely be the first models released in the RTX 50 series lineup. The RTX 5090 is rumored to feature a massive 21,760 CUDA cores and 32GB of VRAM, making […]
GitLab warns of critical arbitrary branch pipeline execution flaw
GitLab has released security updates to address multiple flaws in Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), including a critical arbitrary branch pipeline execution flaw. The vulnerability, which is tracked as CVE-2024-9164, allows unauthorized users to trigger Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines on any branch of a repository. CI/CD pipelines are automated processes that perform tasks […]
Microsoft Outlook bug blocks email logins, causes app crashes
Microsoft is investigating an Outlook bug causing desktop app crashes, high system resource usage, and preventing users from logging into their accounts. While the company said these ongoing issues only affect European customers, users worldwide have since reported experiencing the same sign-in and app instability problems. “We’re investigating an issue in which users in Europe may be experiencing crashing, not […]
European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware
An APT hacking group known as GoldenJackal has successfully breached air-gapped government systems in Europe using two custom toolsets to steal sensitive data, like emails, encryption keys, images, archives, and documents. According to an ESET report, this happened at least two times, one against the embassy of a South Asian country in Belarus in September 2019 […]
CISA: Hackers abuse F5 BIG-IP cookies to map internal servers
CISA is warning that threat actors have been observed abusing unencrypted persistent F5 BIG-IP cookies to identify and target other internal devices on the targeted network. By mapping out internal devices, threat actors can potentially identify vulnerable devices on the network as part of the planning stages in cyberattacks. “CISA has observed cyber threat actors leveraging […]
Akira and Fog ransomware now exploit critical Veeam RCE flaw
Ransomware gangs now exploit a critical security vulnerability that lets attackers gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) servers. Code White security researcher Florian Hauser found that the security flaw, now tracked as CVE-2024-40711, is caused by a deserialization of untrusted data weakness that unauthenticated threat actors can exploit in […]
Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people
Fidelity Investments, a Boston-based multinational financial services company, disclosed that the personal information of over 77,000 customers was exposed after its systems were breached in August. As one of the largest asset managers in the world, with $14.1 trillion in assets under administration and $5.5 trillion under management, Fidelity employs over 75,000 associates across 11 countries in […]
Crypto-stealing malware campaign infects 28,000 people
Over 28,000 people from Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries in the Eurasian region were impacted by a large-scale cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign. The malware campaign disguises itself as legitimate software promoted via YouTube videos and fraudulent GitHub repositories where victims download password-protected archives that initiate the infection. According to cybersecurity firm Dr. Web, the campaign […]