Ransomware gang masking PipeMagic backdoor as ChatGPT desktop app: Microsoft 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. After exploiting the bug, the group deploys ransomware. Microsoft said it has seen Storm-2460 target “multiple sectors and geographies, including the information technology (IT), financial, and real estate sectors in the United States, Europe, South America, and Middle East.” “While the impacted organizations remain…