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  • Cloud Blog: Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable: Here’s How to Fix Them

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/single-page-applications-vulnerable/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable: Here’s How to Fix Them Feedly Summary: Written by: Steven Karschnia, Truman Brown, Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara Executive Summary Due to their client-side nature, single-page applications (SPAs) will typically have multiple access control vulnerabilities By implementing a robust access control policy on supporting APIs,…

  • The Register: Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/north_korea_crypto_heists/ Source: The Register Title: Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year Feedly Summary: US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts North Korean blockchain bandits stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in 2024 alone, the US, Japan, and South Korea say.… AI Summary…

  • Hacker News: Researchers have identified a total of 6 vulnerabilities in rsync

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    Source URL: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/14/3 Source: Hacker News Title: Researchers have identified a total of 6 vulnerabilities in rsync Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses multiple vulnerabilities identified in the rsync software, including a critical heap buffer overflow that allows arbitrary code execution with minimal access rights. This communication is especially…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/slew-of-wavlink-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Forty-four vulnerabilities and sixty-three CVEs were discovered across ten .cgi and three .sh files, as well as the static login page, of the Wavlink AC3000 wireless router web application.  The Wavlink AC3000 wireless router is…

  • CSA: Unpacking the LastPass Hack: A Case Study

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    Source URL: https://insidersecurity.co/lastpass-hack-illustrative-case-study/ Source: CSA Title: Unpacking the LastPass Hack: A Case Study Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of the LastPass hack, emphasizing the importance of security practices in cloud computing and software services. It discusses the vulnerabilities exploited during the breach, the implications of the…

  • Alerts: Microsoft Releases January 2025 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/14/microsoft-releases-january-2025-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases January 2025 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Microsoft products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates:…

  • The Register: Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/patch_tuesday_january_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V Feedly Summary: Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life’s too Snort for Cisco Patch Tuesday The first Patch Tuesday of 2025 has seen Microsoft address three under-attack privilege-escalation flaws in its Hyper-V hypervisor, plus plenty more problems that deserve…

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/microsoft-happy-2025-heres-161-security-updates/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day" weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s inaugural Patch Tuesday of 2025 bundles more fixes than the company…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing CVE-2024-44243, a macOS System Integrity Protection bypass through kernel extensions

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/13/analyzing-cve-2024-44243-a-macos-system-integrity-protection-bypass-through-kernel-extensions/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing CVE-2024-44243, a macOS System Integrity Protection bypass through kernel extensions Feedly Summary: Microsoft discovered a macOS vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) by loading third party kernel extensions, which could lead to serious consequences, such as allowing attackers to install rootkits, create persistent…

  • Cloud Blog: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/backscatter-automated-configuration-extraction/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction Feedly Summary: Written by: Josh Triplett Executive Summary Backscatter is a tool developed by the Mandiant FLARE team that aims to automatically extract malware configurations. It relies on static signatures and emulation to extract this information without dynamic execution, bypassing anti-analysis logic present in…