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  • Schneier on Security: Slopsquatting

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/slopsquatting.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Slopsquatting Feedly Summary: As AI coding assistants invent nonexistent software libraries to download and use, enterprising attackers create and upload libraries with those names—laced with malware, of course. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a critical security concern in the intersection of AI and…

  • The Register: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/chinese_spies_backdoored_us_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week Feedly Summary: Let the espionage and access resale campaigns begin (again) A cyberspy crew or individual with ties to China’s Ministry of State Security has infected global organizations with a remote access trojan (RAT)…

  • The Register: Where it Hertz: Customer data driven off in Cleo attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/hertz_cleo_customer_data/ Source: The Register Title: Where it Hertz: Customer data driven off in Cleo attacks Feedly Summary: Car hire biz takes your privacy seriously, though Car hire giant Hertz has confirmed that customer information was stolen during the zero-day data raids on Cleo file transfer products last year.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/year-in-review-ransomware/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware Feedly Summary: This week, our Year in Review spotlight is on ransomware—where low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences. Download our 2 page ransomware summary, or watch our 55 second video. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recent trends in…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing cloud-native integration of security service edge (SSE) with Cloud WAN

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/ncc-gateway-for-cloud-wan-helps-secure-network-access/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing cloud-native integration of security service edge (SSE) with Cloud WAN Feedly Summary: Last week at Google Cloud Next 25, we announced Cloud WAN, a fully managed, reliable, and secure solution for enterprise wide area network (WAN) architectures that’s built on Google’s planet-scale network. Today, we begin a…

  • CSA: Secure smart devices with microsegmentation

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    Source URL: https://www.zscaler.com/cxorevolutionaries/insights/securing-smart-and-not-so-smart-devices-microsegmentation Source: CSA Title: Secure smart devices with microsegmentation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the importance and effectiveness of microsegmentation in enhancing security, particularly for critical infrastructure and IoT/OT devices. It highlights the application of zero trust architectures to minimize the risk of lateral movement by attackers…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/14/llms-as-the-first-line-of-support/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source Feedly Summary: Using LLMs as the first line of support in Open Source From reading the title I was nervous that this might involve automating the initial response to a user support query in an issue…

  • Slashdot: WSJ Says China ‘Acknowledged Its Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/13/006221/wsj-says-china-acknowledged-its-role-in-us-infrastructure-hacks Source: Slashdot Title: WSJ Says China ‘Acknowledged Its Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses alarming cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure allegedly orchestrated by China, revealing a potential military conflict’s implications over Taiwan. It highlights significant national security concerns and the U.S. government’s response,…

  • Slashdot: Chrome To Patch Decades-Old ‘Browser History Sniffing’ Flaw That Let Sites Peek At Your History

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/12/2054251/chrome-to-patch-decades-old-browser-history-sniffing-flaw-that-let-sites-peek-at-your-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chrome To Patch Decades-Old ‘Browser History Sniffing’ Flaw That Let Sites Peek At Your History Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses a significant update in the Chrome browser that aims to mitigate a long-standing privacy attack known as “browser history sniffing.” This side-channel attack…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Andrew Nesbitt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/12/andrew-nesbitt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Andrew Nesbitt Feedly Summary: Slopsquatting — when an LLM hallucinates a non-existent package name, and a bad actor registers it maliciously. The AI brother of typosquatting. Credit to @sethmlarson for the name — Andrew Nesbitt Tags: ai-ethics, slop, packaging, generative-ai, supply-chain, ai, llms, seth-michael-larson AI Summary…