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  • The Register: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/phantom_taurus_apt/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers Feedly Summary: ‘Phantom Taurus’ created custom malware to hunt secrets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Threat-hunters at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have decided a gang they spotted two years ago is backed by China, after seeing…

  • Docker: The Trust Paradox: When Your AI Gets Catfished

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/mcp-prompt-injection-trust-paradox/ Source: Docker Title: The Trust Paradox: When Your AI Gets Catfished Feedly Summary: The fundamental challenge with MCP-enabled attacks isn’t technical sophistication. It’s that hackers have figured out how to catfish your AI. These attacks work because they exploit the same trust relationships that make your development team actually functional. When your…

  • Docker: MCP Horror Stories: The Drive-By Localhost Breach

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/mpc-horror-stories-cve-2025-49596-local-host-breach/ Source: Docker Title: MCP Horror Stories: The Drive-By Localhost Breach Feedly Summary: This is Part 4 of our MCP Horror Stories series, where we examine real-world security incidents that expose the devastating vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure and demonstrate how Docker MCP Gateway provides enterprise-grade protection against sophisticated attack vectors. The Model Context…

  • The Register: ‘FileFix’ attacks use fake Facebook security alerts to trick victims into running infostealers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/filefix_attacks_facebook_security_alert/ Source: The Register Title: ‘FileFix’ attacks use fake Facebook security alerts to trick victims into running infostealers Feedly Summary: Tech evolved from PoC to global campaign in under two months An attack called FileFix is masquerading as a Facebook security alert before ultimately dropping the widely used StealC infostealer and malware downloader.……

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Edition

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/microsoft-patch-tuesday-september-2025-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known “zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities in this month’s bundle from Redmond, which nevertheless includes patches for…

  • The Register: Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/amazon_ciso_agentic_acceleration/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack Feedly Summary: Meanwhile, next-gen script kiddies are levelling up faster thanks to agentic AI Interview Iran’s state-sponsored cyber operatives and hacktivists have all increased their activities since the military conflict with Israel erupted last week – but…