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  • The Register: Xi know what you did last summer: China was all up in Republicans’ email, says book

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/china_hacked_gop_emails/ Source: The Register Title: Xi know what you did last summer: China was all up in Republicans’ email, says book Feedly Summary: Of course, Microsoft is in the mix, isn’t it Chinese spies reportedly broke into the US Republication National Committee’s Microsoft-powered email and snooped around for months before being caught.… AI…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/25/cisa-releases-two-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released two Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on February 25, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-056-01 Rockwell Automation PowerFlex 755  ICSMA-25-030-01 Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor (Update A)  CISA…

  • CSA: Global ICS Exposures: State of the Internet Report

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/global-ics-exposures-what-our-state-of-the-internet-report-reveals-about-critical-infrastructure-security Source: CSA Title: Global ICS Exposures: State of the Internet Report Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses critical vulnerabilities within Industrial Control Systems (ICS), particularly focusing on the exposure of Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) that pose significant security risks. With many HMIs lacking robust security measures and connected…

  • The Register: Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/new_ics_malware_dragos/ Source: The Register Title: Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year Feedly Summary: Fuxnet and FrostyGoop were both used in the Russia-Ukraine war Two new malware variants specifically designed to disrupt critical industrial processes were set loose on operational technology networks last…

  • Slashdot: Ghost Ransomware Continues To Infect Critical Infrastructure, Feds Warn

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/21/0032236/ghost-ransomware-continues-to-infect-critical-infrastructure-feds-warn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ghost Ransomware Continues To Infect Critical Infrastructure, Feds Warn Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses ongoing threats posed by the Ghost ransomware group, underlining the importance of addressing vulnerabilities to mitigate risks. The advisory issued by the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/announcing-quantum-safe-digital-signatures-in-cloud-kms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS Feedly Summary: The continued advancement of experimental quantum computing has raised concerns about the security of many of the world’s widely-used public-key cryptography systems. Crucially, there exists the potential for sufficiently large, cryptographically-relevant quantum computers to break these algorithms. This potential…

  • The Register: Microsoft Azure faceplants in Norway, taking government services with it

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/microsoft_azure_outage_norway/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Azure faceplants in Norway, taking government services with it Feedly Summary: Locals see red as public cloud’s service health dashboard shows green Norwegians fell victim to a prolonged Microsoft Azure outage today, which impacted businesses and took down multiple government websites delivering online services to citizens.… AI…

  • The Register: Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/fbi_beware_of_ghost_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec Feedly Summary: FBI and CISA issue reminder – deep sigh – about the importance of patching and backups The operators of Ghost ransomware continue to claim victims and score payments, but keeping the crooks at bay…