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OpenAI's ChatGPT Integrates with Personal Apps to Mimic User Writing Style
Get ready to have ChatGPT write in your own voice! This new Writing Style feature uses examples from connected apps like Slack and Google Drive to help the AI mimic your unique writing style.
Attackers Exploit Trusted Collaboration Platforms for Identity Abuse
Collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams and Slack have become a prime target for attackers, who are exploiting their trusted status to launch identity abuse attacks through chat phishing operations. These attacks are thriving, with 99% of alerts generated by one study related to chat phishing, signaling a major shift away from traditional email-based attacks.
China-Linked APT Group Exploits Legitimate Services for Covert Ops
ESET researchers have uncovered a treasure trove of clues, analyzing 6,044 Slack messages and 3,005 Discord messages that reveal the covert operations of a China-linked APT group, dubbed GopherWhisper, which has been active since at least 2023. The recovered logs provide a rare glimpse into the group's tactics, thanks to hardcoded credentials in Go-based backdoors that gave investigators access to the group's command and control channels.
China-Linked GopherWhisper Targets Mongolian Government Systems with Go Backdoors
A China-linked cyber group, dubbed GopherWhisper, has been targeting Mongolian government systems with a suite of Go-based backdoors, infecting at least 12 systems and potentially dozens more. The attackers used clever tactics, routing command-and-control traffic through compromised Discord and Slack servers.
Weak Passwords Expose Firms to Data Loss Risk
One careless decision - using the same easily-guessable password across multiple environments - left a client vulnerable to disaster, despite a hefty investment in security tools. A simple password like "admin123" pinned in a shared Slack channel created a single point of failure that put the entire system at risk.