From an exploited vulnerability in a third-party ChatGPT tool to a bizarre twist on ransomware demands, it’s a wrap on another month filled with impactful cybersecurity news
31 Mar 2025
As you might expect, the world of cybersecurity doesn’t sleep, so much so that keeping up with new threats and other impactful news actually feels like a full-time job. This is where our roundup of the month’s most impactful cybersecurity stories comes in. In the March 2025 edition, ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe looks at:
- how cybercriminals exploited a year-old vulnerability in a third-party ChatGPT tool to attack US government organizations,
- a bizarre twist on ransomware demands, as a scam is making the rounds that involves letters delivered in the mail to corporate executives and claiming to come from a ransomware group,
- this month’s Patch Tuesday included patches for as many as six zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft products that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild,
- a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report according to which Americans lost US$12.5 billion to online fraud in 2024, which represents a 25-percent increase from the year before,
- a warning by the UK National Cyber Security Centre for businesses and governments to prepare for quantum computer hacking by 2035
Make sure to also watch the February 2025 edition of the roundup.
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