Month: November 2024

Hackers are using a novel technique that abuses extended attributes for macOS files to deliver a new trojan that researchers call RustyAttr. The threat actor is hiding malicious code in custom file metadata and also uses decoy PDF documents to help evade detection. The new technique is similar to how the Bundlore adware in 2020 hid its…

We’ve all been there: staring at the login screen, trying to remember which password variation we’re supposed to use on a particular site. Thankfully, a quick call to the IT helpdesk can easily get us back on track. But multiply that “quick fix” across your organization — where employees average two resets a year —…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform provides a great degree of access to the LLM’s sandbox, allowing you to upload programs and files, execute commands, and browse the sandbox’s file structure. The ChatGPT sandbox is an isolated environment that allows users to interact with the it securely while being walled off from other users and the host servers.…

CISA and the FBI confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the “private communications” of a “limited number” of government officials after breaching multiple U.S. broadband providers. The attackers also stole other information from the companies’ compromised systems, including information related to customer call records and law enforcement requests. “Specifically, we have identified that PRC-affiliated actors have…

Suspected Russian hackers were caught exploiting a recently patched Windows vulnerability as a zero-day in ongoing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities. The security flaw (CVE-2024-43451) is an NTLM Hash Disclosure spoofing vulnerability reported by ClearSky security researchers, which can be exploited to steal the logged-in user’s NTLMv2 hash by forcing connections to a remote attacker-controlled server.…