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The Threat Analysis Group (TAG) of Google has published a report on commercial spyware vendors exploiting vulnerabilities against iOS and Android users. One of the campaigns being tracked has targeted Android users in the UAE, with traces also being found in Indonesia, Belarus, and Italy — though

Husain Parvez Published on 31st March 2023

A serious ChatGPT bug resulted in the exposure of user chat histories and the personal data of ChatGPT Plus subscribers on March 20th. The leaked data included identifiable user data and even partial payment information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman initially confirmed that the glitch briefly caused

Zane Kennedy Published on 30th March 2023

Twitter has recently taken steps to remove leaked source code for its platform. It is now searching for the person behind the account that uploaded it, along with anyone who downloaded a copy, to pursue possible legal action. The leaked code was posted on Github, and it’s thought to have remained

Keira Waddell Published on 29th March 2023

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that US lawmakers would proceed with legislation to ban TikTok across the country. In a tweet, McCarthy expressed his concern about TikTok, stating “It's very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can't be honest and admit what we already know to be true — China

Husain Parvez Published on 28th March 2023

The security team at Guardio Labs has discovered a malicious ChatGPT extension for Google Chrome on the Chrome Web Store. The extension is a copy of the legitimate “ChatGPT for Google” add-on, which offers ChatGPT integration on search results. However, the malicious version includes additional

Keira Waddell Published on 26th March 2023

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, also known by his handle “Pompompurin”, made his initial court appearance today on a criminal charge related to the creation and administration of the notorious “BreachForums” dark web site. BreachForums hosted the stolen databases of almost 1,000 companies and websites,

Zane Kennedy Published on 24th March 2023

A recent report made by the Surfshark research hub analyzed user data requests made by government agencies towards tech giants Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. The data gathered spanned 177 countries between 2013 and 2021. Not surprisingly, the US and the EU authorities requested the most data.

Husain Parvez Published on 24th March 2023

Italian luxury car manufacturer Ferrari has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that exposed its customers' personal information. The carmaker stated that a threat actor accessed a limited number of systems in its IT environment. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna sent a letter to

Zane Kennedy Published on 23rd March 2023

The BBC has become the second European news outlet to advise against the use of TikTok on work-issued devices, joining Denmark’s public-service broadcaster DR. The decision comes a week after the UK banned the Chinese video-sharing app on all government-issued devices. The BBC stated that it

Husain Parvez Published on 23rd March 2023