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New Malware Pretends to Be Productivity Apps, and Bypasses Security with Real Signatures Attackers behind a campaign tracked as TamperedChef are distributing malware through fake installers of widely used productivity apps such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Slack. What makes this campaign especially hard to spot is that the malicious installers carry valid digital signatures, often from stolen or misused code-signing certificates. This allows the malware to bypass some standard security checks that users and antivirus software rely on to distinguish legitimate software from harmful files. ...

Is Your Medical Image Being Used to Train AI? What to Know About Privacy Risks If you’ve had an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan recently, there’s a good chance that image was run through some form of artificial intelligence. Hospitals increasingly use AI to help radiologists spot fractures, tumors, or other abnormalities more quickly. The technology can improve accuracy and speed, but it also raises a question many patients don’t think to ask: what happens to that image after it’s used for your care? ...

New Malware Hides in Signed Productivity Apps to Steal Your Data – Here’s How to Stay Safe If you use Microsoft Teams, Slack, or Zoom for work or daily communication, a new malware campaign may be targeting you. Researchers have documented a sophisticated operation called TamperedChef that abuses digitally signed versions of popular productivity apps to bypass security software. Once installed, it stealthily drops information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs) that can siphon passwords, files, and corporate credentials. ...

TamperedChef Malware: How Hackers Hide Stealers Inside Signed Productivity Apps If you download a productivity app like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Slack from anywhere other than the official publisher site, you might be getting more than you bargained for. A new campaign, tracked as TamperedChef, is using signed installers of these everyday tools to quietly deliver information stealers and remote access Trojans (RATs). Here’s what’s happening and how to avoid falling victim. ...

Is Your Medical Scan Safe? New AI Privacy Risks You Need to Know If you’ve ever had an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI, your images are now part of a digital file that may be used to train artificial intelligence systems. These AI tools can help radiologists spot tumors faster, reduce scan times, and even predict disease risk. But the same data that improves diagnosis also creates serious privacy concerns that patients rarely hear about. ...

Think Signed Apps Are Safe? This New Malware Hides Inside Them A fresh wave of malware is making its rounds by masquerading as legitimate productivity software. Dubbed “TamperedChef” by researchers, the campaign uses signed installers for apps like Microsoft Teams and Zoom to deliver password stealers and remote access trojans (RATs). If you’re someone who regularly downloads collaboration tools from a quick Google search or a shared link, this is worth understanding — because even a digitally signed application can be dangerous. ...

Your Medical Scans Are Feeding AI – What That Means for Your Privacy If you’ve ever had an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan, those images become part of a digital record. Today, that record is increasingly used not just by your radiologist, but by artificial intelligence systems that help detect tumors, measure blood flow, or flag fractures. AI has genuine diagnostic benefits, but a growing number of radiologists and privacy experts are warning that the same data pipelines powering these tools also create new vulnerabilities for your personal health information. ...

What Patients Should Know About Medical Imaging AI and Privacy Risks If you’ve ever had an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI, those images become part of your medical record. What you may not know is that they are also increasingly being used to train artificial intelligence systems designed to help radiologists detect diseases faster. That sounds promising, but it also introduces privacy risks that patients and providers are only beginning to grapple with. ...

Fake Productivity Apps Are Spreading TamperedChef Malware—Here’s How to Spot Them A new wave of malware, tracked as TamperedChef, is being distributed through fake downloads of popular productivity applications like Microsoft Teams. What makes this campaign particularly dangerous is that the malicious installers are digitally signed, which can help them bypass some security software that trusts seemingly legitimate code. The end goal is to plant password stealers and remote access trojans (RATs) on victims’ machines. Here’s what you need to know to avoid falling for these fakes. ...

Medical Imaging AI Could Expose Your Private Health Data — Here’s How to Protect It Artificial intelligence is making medical scans faster and more accurate. AI tools can spot a tumor on a CT scan, flag a fracture on an X-ray, or measure brain changes on an MRI in seconds. That’s good news for diagnosis and treatment. ...