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Malware Hidden in Signed Productivity Apps: How to Protect Yourself If you use apps like Microsoft Teams, Slack, or other productivity tools at work or home, a new malware campaign called TamperedChef should be on your radar. Security researchers have found that attackers are packaging malware inside legitimate-looking, signed versions of these apps. Because the apps carry valid digital signatures, they often slip past antivirus and other security checks. ...

Your Medical Scans Could Feed AI Models: Here’s What to Know About Privacy Risks Introduction If you’ve had an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan recently, chances are that image was processed or interpreted with the help of artificial intelligence. Radiology AI tools can speed up diagnoses, reduce human error, and spot patterns a radiologist might miss. But the same technology that makes scans more useful also creates new privacy concerns. Your medical images—often considered among the most sensitive personal data—are being fed into AI models in ways that patients rarely understand or consent to. ...

New Malware Hides Inside Fake Signed Productivity Apps—Here’s How to Spot Them If you’ve ever searched for a free download of Microsoft Teams, Slack, or Zoom outside the official channels, you might have stumbled upon something that looks legitimate but isn’t. A new malware campaign called TamperedChef is using fake versions of these productivity apps—and what makes them particularly dangerous is that they are cryptographically signed, which can fool both users and basic security checks. ...

Fake Signed Apps Are Spreading Malware – Here’s How to Spot Them Most of us have been told that “signed” software is safe. When you download a program and see a digital signature from a known publisher, Windows or macOS will usually let it run without extra warnings. But that trust is being exploited in a new wave of malware campaigns — including one security researchers have named TamperedChef. ...

Medical Imaging AI Raises New Privacy Concerns – Here’s What Patients Need to Know Artificial intelligence is making its way into radiology departments across the country. Algorithms can now help detect tumors, fractures, and other findings in X‑rays, CT scans, and MRIs faster than ever. But a recent report from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) warns that these advances come with a growing set of privacy risks that patients should be aware of. While the benefits of AI in medical imaging are real, the way patient data flows into these tools is often invisible to the people whose images are being used. This article explains what the RSNA found, why it matters for you, and what you can do to protect your medical data. ...

New ‘TamperedChef’ Malware Targets Productivity Apps: What You Need to Know If you rely on Microsoft Teams, Slack, or Zoom for daily work, a new malware campaign called TamperedChef is worth your attention. It’s not another phishing link—it’s a more subtle trick: fake or compromised versions of those apps, signed with legitimate-looking code certificates, that quietly drop credential-stealers and remote access tools onto your machine. ...

Medical Imaging AI Could Expose Your Private Health Data: What to Know Artificial intelligence is becoming a standard tool in radiology. It helps radiologists spot tumors, fractures, and other findings faster. But as AI systems analyze millions of medical images, they also create new risks for patient privacy. A recent report from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) warns that these tools can inadvertently expose sensitive data, even when images are supposedly anonymized. ...

TamperedChef Malware Hides Inside Fake Signed Productivity Apps: How to Stay Safe What happened A new malware campaign dubbed “TamperedChef” is using fake or tampered versions of popular productivity applications to sneak past security software and infect computers. According to reports from cybersecurity news outlets, attackers are obtaining valid code-signing certificates—either by stealing them or forging them—and then attaching these signatures to malicious installers that impersonate genuine applications like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Slack. ...

Don’t Get Tricked by Fake Productivity Apps: What to Know About the TamperedChef Malware Campaign If you’ve ever downloaded a quick installer for Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or Slack from a third-party site, you’re not alone. Many people take shortcuts when they need a collaboration tool in a hurry. But that shortcut can lead straight into a malware trap. A recently uncovered campaign called TamperedChef is actively distributing information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs) through fake versions of popular productivity apps—and the worst part is that the malicious installers appear to be digitally signed, which makes them look legitimate. ...

How to Protect Your Medical Imaging Data from AI Privacy Risks Artificial intelligence is transforming radiology. Algorithms now help radiologists detect tumors, fractures, and other findings faster than ever. But as AI becomes routine in interpreting MRIs, CT scans, and X-rays, a quieter concern is emerging: what happens to your images after they’re read? ...