IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2023
OpenAI quickly fixed account takeover bugs in ChatGPT

OpenAI addressed multiple severe vulnerabilities in the popular chatbot ChatGPT that could have been exploited to take over accounts. OpenAI addressed multiple severe vulnerabilities in ChatGPT that could have allowed attackers to take over user accounts and view chat histories. One of the issues was a “Web Cache Deception” vulnerability reported by the bug bounty […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2023
Google TAG shares details about exploit chains used to install commercial spyware

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered several exploit chains targeting Android, iOS, and Chrome to install commercial spyware. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted. The threat actors behind […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2023
Clipper attacks use Trojanized TOR Browser installers

Researchers discovered malware-laced installers for the TOR browser that is spreading clipper malware in Russia and Eastern Europe. Kaspersky researchers discovered a Trojanized version of the Tor Browser that is spreading a clipper malware in Russia and Eastern Europe. The attackers take advantage of the fact that the official Tor Project has been banned in […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Toyota Italy accidentally leaked sensitive data

Toyota Italy accidentally leaked sensitive data for more than one-and-a-half years, until this March, CyberNews reported. A Japanese multinational accidentally leaked access to its marketing tools, enabling attackers to launch phishing campaigns against its vast pool of customers in Italy. Toyota Italy accidentally leaked sensitive data for more than one-and-a-half years, until this March. Namely, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Bitter APT group targets China’s nuclear energy sector 

Intezer researchers reported that a South Asian espionage group, tracked as Bitter, is targeting the Chinese nuclear energy industry. Intezer researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign targeting the Chinese nuclear energy sector, they linked it to the Bitter APT group. The Bitter APT group is a South Asian cyberespionage group active since at least 2021. The group […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Latitude Data breach is worse than initially estimated. 14 million individuals impacted

Australian loan giant Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) revealed that a data breach its has suffered impacted 14 million customers. The data breach suffered by Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) is much more serious than initially estimated. The company initially determined that the number of impacted individuals was 328,000, but now confirmed that the real number of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Europol warns of criminal use of ChatGPT

Europol warns of cybercriminal organizations can take advantage of systems based on artificial intelligence like ChatGPT. EU police body Europol warned about the potential abuse of systems based on artificial intelligence, such as the popular chatbot ChatGPT, for cybercriminal activities. Cybercriminal groups can use chatbot like ChatGPT in social engineering attacks, disinformation campaigns, and other […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2023
Telecom giant Lumen suffered a ransomware attack and disclose a second incident

Telecommunications giant Lumen Technologies discovered two cybersecurity incidents, including a ransomware attack. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, on March 27, 2023, Lumen announced two cybersecurity incidents. One of the incidents is a ransomware attack that impacted a limited number of its servers that support a segmented hosting service. The company did […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2023
Apple fixes recently disclosed CVE-2023-23529 zero-day on older devices

Apple released updates to backport security patches that address actively exploited CVE-2023-23529 WebKit zero-day for older iPhones and iPads. Apple released security updates to backport patches that address an actively exploited zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-23529) for older iPhones and iPads. The CVE-2023-23529 flaw is a type confusion issue in WebKit that was addressed by the IT giant with […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2023
New MacStealer macOS malware appears in the cybercrime underground

A new MacStealer macOS malware allows operators to steal iCloud Keychain data and passwords from infected systems. Uptycs researchers team discovered a new macOS information stealer, called MacStealer, which allows operators to steal iCloud Keychain data and passwords from infected systems. The macOS malware can steal documents, credit card data, cookies from a victim’s browser […]