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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Google Cloud outage incident report

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/14/google-cloud-outage-incident-report/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Google Cloud outage incident report Feedly Summary: Google Cloud, Google Workspace and Google Security Operations products experienced increased 503 errors in external API requests, impacting customers. […] On May 29, 2025, a new feature was added to Service Control for additional quota policy checks. This code…

  • Unit 42: The Evolution of Linux Binaries in Targeted Cloud Operations

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/elf-based-malware-targets-cloud/ Source: Unit 42 Title: The Evolution of Linux Binaries in Targeted Cloud Operations Feedly Summary: Using data from machine learning tools, we predict a surge in cloud attacks leveraging reworked Linux Executable and Linkage Format (ELF) files. The post The Evolution of Linux Binaries in Targeted Cloud Operations appeared first on Unit…

  • The Register: Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/play_ransomware_infects_900_victims/ Source: The Register Title: Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes Feedly Summary: Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion…

  • Anchore: False Positives and False Negatives in Vulnerability Scanning: Lessons from the Trenches

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/false-positives-and-false-negatives-in-vulnerability-scanning/ Source: Anchore Title: False Positives and False Negatives in Vulnerability Scanning: Lessons from the Trenches Feedly Summary: When Good Scanners Flag Bad Results Imagine this: Friday afternoon, your deployment pipeline runs smoothly, tests pass, and you’re ready to push that new release to production. Then suddenly: BEEP BEEP BEEP – your vulnerability…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Trying out llama.cpp’s new vision support

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/10/llama-cpp-vision/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Trying out llama.cpp’s new vision support Feedly Summary: This llama.cpp server vision support via libmtmd pull request – via Hacker News – was merged earlier today. The PR finally adds full support for vision models to the excellent llama.cpp project. It’s documented on this page, but the…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: The IT help desk kindly requests you read this newsletter

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-it-help-desk-kindly-requests-you-read-this-newsletter/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: The IT help desk kindly requests you read this newsletter Feedly Summary: How do attackers exploit authority bias to manipulate victims? Martin shares proactive strategies to protect yourself and others in this must-read edition of the Threat Source newsletter. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text…

  • Hacker News: Grease: An Open-Source Tool for Uncovering Hidden Vulnerabilities in Binary Code

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    Source URL: https://www.galois.com/articles/introducing-grease Source: Hacker News Title: Grease: An Open-Source Tool for Uncovering Hidden Vulnerabilities in Binary Code Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses GREASE, an open-source tool designed for binary analysis through under-constrained symbolic execution, aimed at enhancing system security by identifying vulnerabilities in binary code. It highlights…