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  • Hacker News: Alphabet in Talks to Buy Cloud Security Firm Wiz for $33B

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    Source URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-17/alphabet-in-talks-to-buy-cloud-security-firm-wiz-for-33-billion Source: Hacker News Title: Alphabet in Talks to Buy Cloud Security Firm Wiz for $33B Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Alphabet Inc.’s potential acquisition of cloud security company Wiz for $33 billion highlights a strategic move to enhance Google Cloud’s cybersecurity capabilities amidst stiff competition from Amazon and…

  • Slashdot: People Are Using Google’s New AI Model To Remove Watermarks From Images

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/17/1939254/people-are-using-googles-new-ai-model-to-remove-watermarks-from-images?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: People Are Using Google’s New AI Model To Remove Watermarks From Images Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has expanded access to its Gemini 2.0 Flash model, which includes advanced image generation and editing capabilities. While innovative, the model lacks sufficient guardrails, enabling it to create…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/17/stilachirat-analysis-from-system-reconnaissance-to-cryptocurrency-theft/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft Feedly Summary: Microsoft Incident Response uncovered a novel remote access trojan (RAT) named StilachiRAT, which demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data. This blog primarily focuses on analysis of the WWStartupCtrl64.dll…

  • Hacker News: Coq-of-rust: Formal verification tool for Rust

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    Source URL: https://github.com/formal-land/coq-of-rust Source: Hacker News Title: Coq-of-rust: Formal verification tool for Rust Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses “coq-of-rust,” a formal verification tool designed for the Rust programming language, aimed at ensuring that applications are bug-free through mathematical proofs. This tool highlights an innovative approach to bolster software…

  • Schneier on Security: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/improvements-in-brute-force-attacks.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks Feedly Summary: New paper: “GPU Assisted Brute Force Cryptanalysis of GPRS, GSM, RFID, and TETRA: Brute Force Cryptanalysis of KASUMI, SPECK, and TEA3.” Abstract: Key lengths in symmetric cryptography are determined with respect to the brute force attacks with current technology. While…

  • Hacker News: Akira ransomware can be cracked with sixteen RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours

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    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/akira-ransomware-cracked-with-rtx-4090-new-exploit-to-brute-force-encryption-attack Source: Hacker News Title: Akira ransomware can be cracked with sixteen RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of a GPU-based brute-force method to decrypt files affected by the Akira ransomware attack represents a significant breakthrough in cybersecurity. This method enables…