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  • Hacker News: Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of Data Unconstitutional

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    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/victory-federal-court-finally-rules-backdoor-searches-702-data-unconstitutional Source: Hacker News Title: Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of Data Unconstitutional Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The federal district court’s recent ruling concerning the necessity of warrants for backdoor searches of databases containing Americans’ private communications marks a significant step toward civil liberties protection under the…

  • 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…

  • The Register: Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/fortinet_firewalls_still_vulnerable/ Source: The Register Title: Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day Feedly Summary: Seven days after disclosure and little action taken, data shows Fortinet customers need to get with the program and apply the latest updates as nearly 50,000 management interfaces are still vulnerable to the latest zero-day exploit.… AI…

  • Hacker News: Don’t use Session – Round 2

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    Source URL: https://soatok.blog/2025/01/20/session-round-2/ Source: Hacker News Title: Don’t use Session – Round 2 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight**: The text is a critical analysis of the security and cryptography protocol design of the Session messaging application compared to its peers. It discusses weaknesses in Session’s cryptographic practices, such…

  • Hacker News: Zuckerberg appeared to know Llama trained on Libgen

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    Source URL: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ai-meta-pirated-library-zuckerberg-1235235394/ Source: Hacker News Title: Zuckerberg appeared to know Llama trained on Libgen Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The unsealed internal communications at Meta reveal its questionable practices in using pirated text from Library Genesis for training its AI model, Llama. This raises significant legal concerns about copyright infringement…

  • Wired: US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/us-names-one-of-the-hackers-allegedly-behind-massive-salt-typhoon-breaches/ Source: Wired Title: US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches Feedly Summary: Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole. AI Summary and Description:…

  • The Register: FCC to telcos: Did you know you must by law secure your networks from foreign spies?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/fcc_telcos_calea/ Source: The Register Title: FCC to telcos: Did you know you must by law secure your networks from foreign spies? Feedly Summary: Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snooping Decades-old legislation requiring American telcos to lock down their systems to prevent foreign snoops from intercepting…

  • Slashdot: FBI Warned Agents It Believes Phone Logs Hacked Last Year

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/17/1950210/fbi-warned-agents-it-believes-phone-logs-hacked-last-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FBI Warned Agents It Believes Phone Logs Hacked Last Year Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security breach involving AT&T, where hackers reportedly accessed sensitive information about FBI agents’ communications, raising concerns about the safety of confidential informants. This incident highlights vulnerabilities…

  • The Register: Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/biden_cybersecurity_eo/ Source: The Register Title: Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it Feedly Summary: Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs – there’s something for everyone in the presidential directive Analysis Joe Biden, in the final days of his US presidency, issued another cybersecurity order that is nearly…

  • Slashdot: AI Tools Crack Down on Wall Street Trader Code Speak

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/17/1356236/ai-tools-crack-down-on-wall-street-trader-code-speak?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Tools Crack Down on Wall Street Trader Code Speak Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how compliance software firms are leveraging AI technology to enhance the detection of potential financial crimes on trading floors by deciphering complex trader communications. This marks a significant…