FTC Investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and Other AI Models Over Potential Risks to Customers

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The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over potential risks their products pose to customers. An agency spokesperson confirmed the probe to CNBC on September 30, bringing fresh attention to how …

Hackers Built a Windows Backdoor Whose Entire C2 Lives Inside Microsoft 365

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Hackers have built a Windows backdoor that uses Microsoft 365 for all its native command and control communications. Named Antino, the malware turns Outlook messages and OneDrive files into channels for issuing instructions, moving stolen data, and maintaining access to …

16-year-old Arrested Suspected of Being the Leader of KillSec Ransomware Group

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Authorities have identified a 16-year-old as the suspected main operator of the KillSec ransomware group after an international law-enforcement operation disrupted the group’s infrastructure and led to three arrests. The coordinated action, involving authorities from nine countries and supported by …

Fake Zoom Installer Tricks Mac Users Into Installing New CloudSyncD Backdoor

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A fake Zoom installer is tricking Mac users into handing over their login passwords and launching CloudSyncD, a newly identified backdoor. The malware hides inside an application that looks familiar, using installation instructions and counterfeit prompts to turn routine setup …

Chinese Hackers Posing as Senior Anthropic Employee Targeting US AI Policy Experts

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A China-aligned hacking group tracked as TA419 has impersonated a senior Anthropic employee and well-known policy figures to target US artificial intelligence experts. Proofpoint linked the activity to credential-phishing campaigns aimed at researchers at think tanks, universities, and law firms, …

Warlock Ransomware Exploiting SharePoint Flaws to Attack Water and Telecom Operators

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A China-nexus threat actor is continuing to exploit Microsoft SharePoint Server vulnerabilities to deploy Warlock ransomware, with recent attacks striking essential-service and public-sector organizations across Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. Symantec tracks the operator as Longlegs, while Microsoft uses Storm-2603; earlier …

WordPress Malware Comes Back After Removal Using a Self-Healing Backdoor

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A WordPress backdoor is bringing deleted malware back within seconds, turning routine cleanup into a cycle of reinfection. Called SC, the infection spreads its working parts across website files, the database, and server memory, allowing surviving components to restore those …

Microsoft Enables Windows 11 Backup Setting by Default for Organizations

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Microsoft has enabled Windows settings backup by default for eligible devices running Windows 11, version 26H2, turning an opt-in function into a baseline resilience capability. The change, generally available from September 29, applies only when administrators have left the backup …

Hackers Abuse Microsoft Defender Exclusions to Hide Malware From Antivirus Scans

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Hackers are abusing Microsoft Defender Antivirus exclusions to keep malicious files outside routine security scans. Rather than switching protection off completely, attackers can leave antivirus running while creating gaps around malware staging folders and selected file types. This is an …

Node.js ImageResponse Implementation Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution

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A critical vulnerability in Next.js could allow remote code execution in applications that use the Node.js implementation of ImageResponse from the next/og package. The issue, tracked as GHSA-vcvr-r3jv-pc5j, affects Next.js versions 16.2.0 through 16.3.5 and has been fixed in version …