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  • The Register: Someone is slipping a hidden backdoor into Juniper routers across the globe, activated by a magic packet

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/25/mysterious_backdoor_juniper_routers/ Source: The Register Title: Someone is slipping a hidden backdoor into Juniper routers across the globe, activated by a magic packet Feedly Summary: Who could be so interested in chips, manufacturing, and more, in the US, UK, Europe, Russia… Someone has been quietly backdooring selected Juniper routers around the world in key…

  • Slashdot: UnitedHealth Data Breach Hits 190 Million Americans in Worst Healthcare Hack

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/2337254/unitedhealth-data-breach-hits-190-million-americans-in-worst-healthcare-hack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UnitedHealth Data Breach Hits 190 Million Americans in Worst Healthcare Hack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant cyberattack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit, affecting nearly 190 million Americans and marking the largest medical data breach in U.S. history. It highlights critical factors…

  • Slashdot: Apple Enlists Veteran Software Executive To Help Fix AI and Siri

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/2113240/apple-enlists-veteran-software-executive-to-help-fix-ai-and-siri?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Enlists Veteran Software Executive To Help Fix AI and Siri Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has reassigned executive Kim Vorrath to the artificial intelligence and machine learning division, emphasizing the company’s commitment to improving AI capabilities and making Siri more effective. This change demonstrates…

  • Slashdot: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/0039249/backdoor-infecting-vpns-used-magic-packets-for-stealth-and-security Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** This text discusses a newly discovered backdoor malware named “J-Magic,” which targets enterprise VPNs running on Juniper Networks’ Junos OS. The backdoor employs advanced techniques, such as passive…

  • Hacker News: We Need to Talk About Docker Hub

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    Source URL: https://www.linuxserver.io/blog/we-need-to-talk-about-docker-hub Source: Hacker News Title: We Need to Talk About Docker Hub Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the author’s frustrations regarding Docker Hub’s changes, particularly concerning their usability and the lack of customer support for the Docker-Sponsored Open Source (DSOS) program. It emphasizes the need for…

  • The Register: SonicWall flags critical bug likely exploited as zero-day, rolls out hotfix

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/sonicwall_critical_bug/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall flags critical bug likely exploited as zero-day, rolls out hotfix Feedly Summary: Big organizations and governments are main users of these gateways SonicWall is warning customers of a critical vulnerability that was potentially already exploited as a zero-day.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: SonicWall has issued…

  • The Register: ChatGPT has a Thursday lie down

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/chatgpt_has_a_thursday_lie/ Source: The Register Title: ChatGPT has a Thursday lie down Feedly Summary: Generative AI needs a break, just like the rest of us, m’kay? OUTAGE Reactivate your brain. ChatGPT has gone down.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent outage of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, highlighting the service’s fragility and…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft’s LinkedInn Sued For Disclosing Customer Information To Train AI Models

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/22/236253/microsofts-linkedinn-sued-for-disclosing-customer-information-to-train-ai-models?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s LinkedInn Sued For Disclosing Customer Information To Train AI Models Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a lawsuit against LinkedIn by its Premium customers, alleging unauthorized disclosure of private messages to third parties for training generative AI models, resulting in contract breach…

  • The Register: Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/supply_chain_attack_chrome_extension/ Source: The Register Title: Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions Feedly Summary: Threat actor exploited phishing and OAuth abuse to inject malicious code Cybersecurity outfit Sekoia is warning Chrome users of a supply chain attack targeting browser extension developers that has potentially impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals already.……

  • Microsoft Security Blog: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/16/new-star-blizzard-spear-phishing-campaign-targets-whatsapp-accounts/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts Feedly Summary: In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the supposed opportunity to join a WhatsApp group. This is the first…