Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy.
The company launched Safe Browsing in 2005 to defend users against web phishing attacks and has since upgraded it to block malicious domains that push malware, unwanted software, and various social engineering schemes.
Learn about key concepts and different crypters-related activities as well as the lucrative ecosystem of malicious groups that exploit them.
The exploitation of a high-severity Kubernetes vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution with System privileges on all Windows endpoints in a cluster, Akamai warns.
The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-5528 and impacting default Kubernetes installations, exists in the way the open source container orchestration system processes YAML files, which it uses for virtually every function.
In some regards, the vulnerability is like CVE-2023-3676, a lack of sanitization in the subPath parameter in YAML files leading to code injection when creating pods with volumes.
From July to September, we observed the DarkGate campaign (detected by Trend Micro as TrojanSpy.AutoIt.DARKGATE.AA) abusing instant messaging platforms to deliver a VBA loader script to victims. This script downloaded and executed a second-stage payload consisting of a AutoIT scripting containing the DarkGate malware code. It’s unclear how the originating accounts of the instant messaging applications were compromised, however is hypothesized to be either through leaked credentials available through underground forums or the previous compromise of the parent organization.
Salt Labs researchers identified generative AI ecosystems as a new interesting attack vector. vulnerabilities found during this research on ChatGPT ecosystem could have granted access to accounts of users, including GitHub repositories, including 0-click attacks.
Researchers from Salt Security discovered three types of vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plugins that can be could have led to data exposure and account takeovers.
ChatGPT plugins are additional tools or extensions that can be integrated with ChatGPT to extend its functionalities or enhance specific aspects of the user experience. These plugins may include new natural language processing features, search capabilities, integrations with other services or platforms, text analysis tools, and more. Essentially, plugins allow users to customize and tailor the ChatGPT experience to their specific needs.
