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Ransomware gang masking PipeMagic backdoor as ChatGPT desktop app: Microsoft
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-29824 | Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver (Actively Exploited) | 7.8 | 19% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
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Hackers are disguising a powerful strain of malware as a ChatGPT desktop application in preparation for ransomware attacks, according to Microsoft. The company on Monday published a lengthy analysis of PipeMagic — a backdoor used by a threat actor they call Storm-2460. The group has allegedly used the malware as part of its exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability previously revealed in April.
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