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  • Unit 42: Blitz Malware: A Tale of Game Cheats and Code Repositories

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/blitz-malware-2025/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Blitz Malware: A Tale of Game Cheats and Code Repositories Feedly Summary: Blitz malware, active since 2024 and updated in 2025, was spread via game cheats. We discuss its infection vector and abuse of Hugging Face for C2. The post Blitz Malware: A Tale of Game Cheats and…

  • The Register: AT&T not sure if new customer data dump is déjà vu

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/att_investigates_data_dump/ Source: The Register Title: AT&T not sure if new customer data dump is déjà vu Feedly Summary: Re-selling info from an earlier breach? Probably. But which one? AT&T is investigating claims that millions of its customers’ data are listed for sale on a cybercrime forum in what appears to be a re-release…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Everyone’s on the cyber target list

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/everyones-on-the-cyber-target-list/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Everyone’s on the cyber target list Feedly Summary: In this week’s newsletter, Martin emphasizes that awareness, basic cyber hygiene and preparation are essential for everyone, and highlights Talos’ discovery of the new PathWiper malware. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text summarizes insights on personal cybersecurity…

  • The Register: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/backdoored_malware_repos/ Source: The Register Title: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user Feedly Summary: Someone went to great lengths to prey on the next generation of cybercrooks Sophos thinks a single person or group called “ischhfd83" is behind more than a hundred backdoored malware variants targeting novice cybercriminals…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Newly identified wiper malware “PathWiper” targets critical infrastructure in Ukraine

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/pathwiper-targets-ukraine/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Newly identified wiper malware “PathWiper” targets critical infrastructure in Ukraine Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos observed a destructive attack on a critical infrastructure entity within Ukraine, using a previously unknown wiper we are calling “PathWiper.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco Talos has reported a destructive cyber…

  • Slashdot: Fake IT Support Calls Hit 20 Orgs, End in Stolen Salesforce Data and Extortion, Google Warns

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/1654250/fake-it-support-calls-hit-20-orgs-end-in-stolen-salesforce-data-and-extortion-google-warns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Fake IT Support Calls Hit 20 Orgs, End in Stolen Salesforce Data and Extortion, Google Warns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cybersecurity incident involving a group of financially motivated scammers, known as UNC6040, who executed voice-phishing attacks to manipulate employees into installing…

  • Cloud Blog: From analytics to data management: New BigQuery transactional features

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/bigquery-features-for-transactional-data-management/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: From analytics to data management: New BigQuery transactional features Feedly Summary: For years, BigQuery has been synonymous with fully managed, fast, petabyte-scale analytics. Its columnar architecture and decoupled storage and compute have made it the go-to data warehouse for deriving insights from massive datasets.  But what about the…

  • Wired: Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-ai-powered-scams/ Source: Wired Title: Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself Feedly Summary: The easy access that scammers have to sophisticated AI tools means everything from emails to video calls can’t be trusted. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the increasing risk posed by the accessibility of advanced AI tools to…