CyberNews A Chinese-linked cyber-espionage group has launched a sophisticated campaign targeting government organizations in Central Asia, using a range of previously unknown and highly evasive remote access Trojans (RATs) to gain long-term access to sensitive systems. The operation, attributed to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group called SilkParasite, has been tracked by researchers at Bitdefender Labs … Read more
ChatGPT Users Left Stranded as Outage Brings Services to a Standstill A massive outage has crippled OpenAI’s popular chatbot service, ChatGPT, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to access their accounts or create new ones. The issue, which began at around 8 PM ET on Wednesday, August 19, is also affecting the company’s coding platform, … Read more
Prevalent AI, a UK-based company that has been operating on a bootstrapped basis until now, has announced it has raised $22 million in growth funding from Integrity Growth Partners (IGP). This significant investment will allow the company to accelerate its expansion into new markets, particularly in the US, and scale up its go-to-market efforts. But … Read more
A Virtual Event Aims to Revolutionize Software Security with CodeSecCon Today, over 1,500 registered attendees gathered for CodeSecCon, a premier virtual event focused on securing applications and bridging the gap between developers and cybersecurity professionals. This unique conference addresses some of the most pressing challenges in software security, providing attendees with practical knowledge and innovative … Read more
A sophisticated cyber-espionage operation linked to China’s advanced persistent threat (APT) groups has been targeting government organizations in Central Asia with a series of remote access Trojans (RATs). The campaign, attributed to an APT group called SilkParasite, uses spear-phishing lures tailored to specific ministries and government entities across Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Researchers … Read more
A Shadowy AI Platform Raises Red Flags for Cybercrime Enthusiasts A new AI platform has emerged that’s raising eyebrows among cybersecurity experts and sparking concerns about its potential misuse by cybercriminals. Dubbed “Kriminal,” this AI tool promises to deliver unbridled capabilities, including social engineering, offensive cybercrime, and OSINT scanning – all for a price paid … Read more
ChatGPT Users Hit by Global Outage as OpenAI Struggles to Keep Pace A major outage is crippling access to popular chatbot platform ChatGPT, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to sign in, create new accounts, or load previous conversations. The issue, which began at approximately 8 PM ET on Wednesday, August 19, has been acknowledged … Read more
**AI Platform Kriminal Raises Red Flags for Cybercrime** A new AI platform called Kriminal has been making waves in the cybersecurity community, sparking concerns about its potential use by cybercriminals. Despite its name and marketing strategy, which some might interpret as encouraging illicit activities, the company behind Kriminal insists that it’s intended for research, creative, … Read more
As of October 13th, Microsoft will discontinue support for Home and Pro editions of Windows 11, version 24H2. This means that millions of devices running these operating system versions will no longer receive crucial security updates and non-security patches, leaving them vulnerable to emerging threats. The move is part of a broader trend in which … Read more
Critical Windows Vulnerability Now Actively Exploited in the Wild A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions component is being actively exploited by hackers, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). This flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-33824, affects all supported versions of Windows 10, Windows … Read more