Ravie LakshmananJan 17, 2026Law Enforcement / Cybercrime Ukrainian and German law enforcement authorities have identified two…
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OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans
Jan 17, 2026Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy OpenAI on Friday said it would start showing…
GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has…
Five Malicious Chrome Extensions Impersonate Workday and NetSuite to Hijack Accounts
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five new malicious Google Chrome web browser extensions that masquerade as human…
LOTUSLITE Backdoor Targets U.S. Policy Entities Using Venezuela-Themed Spear Phishing
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Security experts have disclosed details of a new campaign…
Your Digital Footprint Can Lead Right to Your Front Door
Jan 16, 2026The Hacker NewsPrivacy / Data Protection You lock your doors at night. You avoid…
China-Linked APT Exploits Sitecore Zero-Day in Attacks on American Critical Infrastructure
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Cyber Espionage A threat actor likely aligned with China has been…
Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Web Security Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity…
Palo Alto Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw That Can Crash Firewalls Without Login
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a…
AWS CodeBuild Misconfiguration Exposed GitHub Repos to Potential Supply Chain Attacks
A critical misconfiguration in Amazon Web Services (AWS) CodeBuild could have allowed complete takeover of the…