Jan 17, 2026Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy OpenAI on Friday said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to logged-in adult U.S. users in both the free and ChatGPT Go tiers in the coming weeks, as the artificial intelligence… Read More "OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans"
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a malformed ZIP archive that’s designed to sidestep detection efforts by concatenating anywhere from 500 to 1,000 archives. “The actor creates… Read More "GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection"
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five new malicious Google Chrome web browser extensions that masquerade as human resources (HR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms like Workday, NetSuite, and SuccessFactors to take control of victim accounts. “The extensions work in concert… Read More "Five Malicious Chrome Extensions Impersonate Workday and NetSuite to Hijack Accounts"
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Security experts have disclosed details of a new campaign that has targeted U.S. government and policy entities using politically themed lures to deliver a backdoor known as LOTUSLITE. The targeted malware campaign leverages… Read More "LOTUSLITE Backdoor Targets U.S. Policy Entities Using Venezuela-Themed Spear Phishing"
Jan 16, 2026The Hacker NewsPrivacy / Data Protection You lock your doors at night. You avoid sketchy phone calls. You’re careful about what you post on social media. But what about the information about you that’s already out there—without your… Read More "Your Digital Footprint Can Lead Right to Your Front Door"
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Cyber Espionage A threat actor likely aligned with China has been observed targeting critical infrastructure sectors in North America since at least last year. Cisco Talos, which is tracking the activity under the name UAT-8837,… Read More "China-Linked APT Exploits Sitecore Zero-Day in Attacks on American Critical Infrastructure"
Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Web Security Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly a month after the company… Read More "Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways"
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw impacting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, for which it said there exists a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0227 (CVSS… Read More "Palo Alto Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw That Can Crash Firewalls Without Login"
A critical misconfiguration in Amazon Web Services (AWS) CodeBuild could have allowed complete takeover of the cloud service provider’s own GitHub repositories, including its AWS JavaScript SDK, putting every AWS environment at risk. The vulnerability has been codenamed CodeBreach by… Read More "AWS CodeBuild Misconfiguration Exposed GitHub Repos to Potential Supply Chain Attacks"
Jan 15, 2026The Hacker NewsData Security / Artificial Intelligence As AI copilots and assistants become embedded in daily work, security teams are still focused on protecting the models themselves. But recent incidents suggest the bigger risk lies elsewhere: in the… Read More "Model Security Is the Wrong Frame – The Real Risk Is Workflow Security"
