Discord tokens are being targeted by malicious npm packages
Packages were removed before being extensively downloaded to target Discord users......»»
Week in review: Public MS Word RCE PoC, API exploitation, Patch Tuesday forecast
Microsoft to boost protection against malicious OneNote documents Microsoft has announced that, starting in April 2023, they will be adding enhanced protection when users open or download a file embedded in a OneNote document – a known high-risk ph.....»»
Microsoft to boost protection against malicious OneNote documents
Microsoft has announced that, starting in April 2023, they will be adding enhanced protection when users open or download a file embedded in a OneNote document – a known high-risk phishing file type. “Users will receive a notification whe.....»»
PlayStation’s new Discord integration is a key step for the cross-play dream
Before this week, there was no universal VoIP platform for online games. Enlarge / Cross-platform voice chat has arrived on the PlayStation 5. (credit: Samuel Axon) This week, Sony rolled out Discord voice chat support f.....»»
Discord hops the generative AI train with ChatGPT-style tools
Discord rolling out AI chatbot, moderation, summaries, and avatar remixer features. Enlarge (credit: Discord) Joining a recent parade of companies adopting generative AI technology, Discord announced on Thursday that it.....»»
Discord is taking ChatGPT out of your browser and into your server
Discord is joining the ChatGPT revolution by implementing its Clyde chatbot with AI features......»»
Discord is reinventing its mascot Clyde as an OpenAI AI chatbot
Discord is unveiling a collection of tools that could make it an AI destination......»»
Refuting the standard model of electroporation
Strong electric fields can be used to create pores in biomembranes. The method is known as electroporation. Inducing such defects in membranes in a targeted manner is an important technique in medicine and biotechnology, but also in the treatment of.....»»
Fake ChatGPT Chrome extension targeted Facebook Ad accounts
ChatGPT has garnered a lot of questions about its security and capacity for manipulation, partly because it is a new software that has seen unprecedented growth (hosting 100 million users just two months following its launch). Security concerns vary.....»»
Inadequate patches and advisories increase cyber risk
Trend Micro’s overall threat detections increased by 55%, and the number of blocked malicious files surged by 242% due to indiscriminate targeting by threat actors who went after both consumers and organizations in all sectors. Trends for 2022.....»»
Women on corporate boards increase company buyout value, finds study
If you own stock in a company targeted for acquisition, the behavior and makeup of the company's board of directors—particularly whether it includes women—could be worth a lot of money for you......»»
NordVPN 8.6 review: Protect your data on public Wi-Fi
When you connect to public Wi-Fi, malicious hackers can lurk in wait to steal your private data. NordVPN can protect you from much of this, while maintaining your privacy at the same time.A VPN service like NordVPN can protect your data when using pu.....»»
This malicious Word doc doesn"t even have to be opened to infect your PC
Previewing the file is enough to have the threat actor run code remotely......»»
China-aligned APT is exploring new technology stacks for malicious tools
ESET researchers have analyzed MQsTTang, a custom backdoor that they attribute to the China-aligned Mustang Panda APT group. This backdoor is part of an ongoing campaign that ESET can trace back to early January 2023. Execution graph showing the subp.....»»
5 stories about Boston attacks that are false
Whether malicious or accidental, fake stories about the Boston attack have gone viral on social media......»»
Scientists develop novel approach to enhance drug delivery for treatment of brain tumors in children
Mount Sinai Health System and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have developed a new drug delivery approach that uses nanoparticles to enable more effective and targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs to treat brain tumors in children.....»»
Attackers increasingly using transfer.sh to host malicious code
For many years now, unsecured internet-facing Redis servers have been steadily getting co-opted by criminals to mine cryptocurrency, so the latest cryptojacking campaign spotted by Cado Labs researcher cannot be considered news. But one its elements.....»»
Don’t be fooled by a pretty icon, malicious apps hide in plain sight
Apps, whether for communication, productivity or gaming, are one of the biggest threats to mobile security, according to McAfee. The end of 2022 saw the release of some game-changing applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and DALL-E 2 image.....»»
Google Cloud Platform allows data exfiltration without a (forensic) trace
Attackers can exfiltrate company data stored in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) storage buckets without leaving obvious forensic traces of the malicious activity in GCP’s storage access logs, Mitiga researchers have discovered. GCP data exfiltratio.....»»
Malicious actors push the limits of attack vectors
The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of new forms of cyberattacks, and hacktivists became savvier and more emboldened to deface sites, leak information and execute DDoS attacks, according to Trellix. “Q4 saw malicious actors push the limits of.....»»
Writing on glass and silica indicates novel direction for chiral optical property tailoring
From fundamental physics of light-matter interaction to fabrication of targeted optical properties in highly complex optical engineering, the femtosecond (fs) laser plays a crucial role in laser manufacturing. Ultrashort light pulses can precisely de.....»»