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Google Gemini AI is getting ChatGPT-like Scheduled Actions feature

5 days ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Mayank Parmar

Google Gemini is testing a ChatGPT-like scheduled tasks feature called "Scheduled Actions," which will allow you to automate tasks. As spotted by ʟᴇɢɪᴛ on X, Google is integrating a new feature called "Scheduled Actions" into Gemini's web interface. While it's unclear how the feature will work, BleepingComputer understands that it will be similar to ChatGPT's integration.
OpenAI details ChatGPT-o3, o4-mini, o4-mini-high usage limits

6 days ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Mayank Parmar

OpenAI has launched three new reasoning models - o3, o4-mini, and o4-mini-high for Plus and Pro subscribers, but as it turns out, these models do not offer 'unlimited' usage. In a support document, OpenAI shed light on how you can use ChatGPT's three new reasoning models. If you subscribe to ChatGPT Plus, you'll get up to 50 messages per week for the o3 model, which is the most powerful reasoning model.
Entertainment services giant Legends International discloses data breach

6 days ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Bill Toulas

Entertainment venue management firm Legends International warns it suffered a data breach in November 2024, which has impacted employees and people who visited venues under its management. In a notification letter shared with the authorities, the company informs that it detected unauthorized activity in its IT systems on November 9, 2024, prompting an investigation carried out with the help of external cybersecurity experts.
Windows NTLM hash leak flaw exploited in phishing attacks on governments

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Bill Toulas

A Windows vulnerability that exposes NTLM hashes using .library-ms files is now actively exploited by hackers in phishing campaigns targeting government entities and private companies. The flaw tracked as CVE-2025-24054 was fixed in Microsoft's March 2025 Patch Tuesday. Initially, it was not marked as actively exploited and was assessed as 'less likely' to be.
Chrome extensions with 6 million installs have hidden tracking code

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Bill Toulas

A set of 57 Chrome extensions with 6,000,000 users have been discovered with very risky capabilities, such as monitoring browsing behavior, accessing cookies for domains, and potentially executing remote scripts. These extensions are 'hidden,' meaning they don't show up on Chrome Web Store searches, nor do search engines index them, and can only be installed if the user has the direct URL.
Ahold Delhaize confirms data theft after INC ransomware claims attack

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Bill Toulas

Food retail giant Ahold Delhaize confirms that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. "Based on our investigation to date, certain files were taken from some of our internal U.S. business systems," a spokesperson confirmed to BleepingComputer.
Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Mayank Parmar

Google has announced that it's retiring separate country code top-level domain names for search, like google.co.uk or google.com.br, and unifying them under Google.com. Previously, Google used to have separate country-code domains (like google.ng or google.com.br) so people could get results that were more relevant to their local area. Over time, however, Google improved how it figures out where someone is searching from.
Jira Down: Atlassian users experiencing degraded performance

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Ax Sharma

Atlassian users are experiencing degraded performance amid an 'active incident' affecting multiple Jira products since morning hours today. Jira, Jira Service Management, Jira Work Management and Jira Product Discovery are among the impacted products. Jira is a popular project management and issue tracking software solution used by workplaces to plan, track and manage workflows, specifically among Agile software development teams.
ChatGPT 4.1 fails to beat Google Gemini 2.5 in early benchmarks

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Mayank Parmar

ChatGPT 4.1 is now rolling out, and it's a significant leap from GPT 4o, but it fails to beat the benchmark set by Google's most powerful model, Gemini 2.5.Yesterday, OpenAI confirmed that developers with API access can try as many as three new models: GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano. According to the benchmarks, these models are far better than the existing GPT‑4o and GPT‑4o mini, particularly in coding.
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing

1 week ago | bleepingcomputer.com | Bill Toulas

Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. Midnight Blizzard, aka 'Cozy Bear' or 'APT29,' is a state-sponsored cyberespionage group linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). According to Check Point Research, the new campaign introduces a previously unseen malware loader called 'GrapeLoader,' and a new variant of the 'WineLoader' backdoor.