How Signed Productivity Apps Are Being Used to Deliver Malware — and How to Stay Safe A newly detailed malware campaign known as TamperedChef is targeting people who download productivity apps from unofficial sources. What makes this threat particularly tricky is that the malicious installers carry valid digital signatures, making them look legitimate to both users and security software. ...
Your Medical Scans Are Feeding AI: What You Need to Know About Privacy Risks If you’ve had an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI in the past few years, there’s a good chance your images were used to train artificial intelligence. Hospitals and imaging centers increasingly license AI software that learns from large sets of patient scans to detect tumors, fractures, or other abnormalities. The potential benefits are real: faster diagnoses, fewer missed findings. But the way these images are collected, shared, and stored raises questions that most patients never consider. ...
Signed Productivity Apps Can Hide Malware: What to Know About the TamperedChef Threat A new malware campaign called TamperedChef is using digitally signed productivity applications to infect users with information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs). Recent reports indicate that the attackers have obtained valid code-signing certificates, allowing their malicious payloads to appear legitimate to operating systems and security software. Because signed software generally earns a higher level of trust from both users and automated defenses, this technique can lower a victim’s guard long enough for the malware to install. ...
How AI in Medical Imaging Could Expose Your Private Health Data Artificial intelligence is changing how radiologists read X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs. Algorithms can detect tumors, fractures, and anomalies faster than ever, sometimes with greater accuracy than humans. But the same technology that improves diagnosis also creates new openings for privacy breaches—including the possibility of fake scans that are nearly impossible to detect. ...
New Malware Hides in Signed Productivity Apps – Here’s How to Stay Safe If you’ve ever downloaded a productivity app from a small developer, you may have checked whether it has a valid digital signature. For years, that green checkmark has been a shorthand for “this software is legitimate.” A new malware campaign called TamperedChef is exploiting that trust. It uses signed apps to deliver password stealers and remote access trojans (RATs) to unsuspecting users. Here’s what you need to know. ...
Medical AI Privacy Risks: What Patients Need to Know to Protect Their Health Data Artificial intelligence is making its way into radiology departments across the country. AI tools can help radiologists spot tumors, fractures, or bleeding faster than the human eye alone. But as these systems become common, a less discussed side effect is emerging: new privacy risks for patients. Recent research and news reports show that your medical images—X-rays, CT scans, MRIs—may be used in ways you never expected, and in some cases could even be manipulated. ...
Is Your Medical X-Ray a Privacy Risk? What You Need to Know About AI in Imaging Artificial intelligence is transforming medical imaging—helping radiologists detect tumors, fractures, and other conditions more quickly and accurately. But as hospitals and clinics adopt these tools, they also collect vast amounts of digital image data. This data isn’t just a clinical asset; it’s a growing privacy concern. Recent research and incidents suggest that medical imaging AI opens a Pandora’s box of privacy-related risks, from re-identification attacks to deepfake scans that could fool both doctors and algorithms. If you’ve ever had an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan, you should understand what’s at stake and how to protect yourself. ...
TamperedChef Malware: How Signed Productivity Apps Are Silently Infecting PCs A new malware campaign called TamperedChef is making the rounds, and it’s worth paying attention to because it doesn’t rely on the usual tricks. Instead of hiding in shady downloads or phishing links, the attackers are using productivity applications that appear perfectly legitimate—down to having valid digital signatures. ...
Medical Imaging AI Raises New Privacy Risks: What You Should Know Artificial intelligence is becoming a standard part of radiology. Algorithms now help radiologists detect tumors, fractures, and other abnormalities faster and sometimes more accurately than the human eye alone. The RSNA 2025 technical exhibits featured the largest radiology AI showcase to date, signaling that this technology is here to stay. ...
Signed Productivity Apps Could Be Spreading New TamperedChef Malware — What to Watch For If you’ve ever downloaded a popular productivity app from a third‑party site instead of the official source, you’re not alone. Many people do it to save time, avoid sign‑ups, or get a version they think is “portable.” A new malware campaign called TamperedChef is taking advantage of exactly that habit — and it’s using a trick that makes the malicious files look legitimate at first glance. ...