GhostGPT: Uncensored Chatbot Used by Cyber Criminals for Malware Creation, Scams

Researchers from Abnormal Security discovered an advert for the chatbot on a cybercrime forum and tested its capabilities by asking it to create a DocuSign phishing email.

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Black ‘Magic’ Targets Enterprise Juniper Routers With Backdoor

Such routers typically lack endpoint detection and response protection, are in front of a firewall, and don’t run monitoring software like Sysmon, making the attacks harder to detect.

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Tesla Charger Exploits Earn Hackers $129,000 at Pwn2Own

Hackers earned more than $700,000 on the first two days of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 for EV charger and infotainment exploits.

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You are Not Alone, ChatGPT is Down

ChatGPT Outage: Service Down on Jan 23, 2025. Learn about the potential causes (DDoS or technical glitch) and…

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Homebrew macOS Users Targeted With Information Stealer Malware

A malicious campaign has been redirecting macOS users to a fake Homebrew website, infecting them with information stealer malware.

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Subaru Security Flaws Exposed Its System for Tracking Millions of Cars

Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start millions of Subarus. More disturbingly, they could also access at least a year of cars’ location histories—and Subaru employees still can.

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How to Eliminate Identity-Based Threats

Despite significant investments in advanced technologies and employee training programs, credential and user-based attacks remain alarmingly prevalent, accounting for 50-80% of enterprise breaches[1],[2]. While identity-based attacks continue to dominate as the leading cause of security incidents, the common approach to identity security threats is still threat reduction, implementing layers of

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QakBot-Linked BC Malware Adds Enhanced DNS Tunneling and Remote Access Features

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new BackConnect (BC) malware that has been developed by threat actors linked to the infamous QakBot loader.
“BackConnect is a common feature or module utilized by threat actors to maintain persistence and perform tasks,” Walmart’s Cyber Intelligence team told The Hacker News. “The BackConnect(s) in use were ‘DarkVNC’ alongside the IcedID

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Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival.

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Record Number of Ransomware Attacks in December 2024

NCC Group saw over 570 ransomware attacks in December 2024, the highest number since it started monitoring them in 2021. 

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