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  • Slashdot: $1M Stolen in ‘Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft’ Using AI-Generated Code

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/0037258/1m-stolen-in-industrial-scale-crypto-theft-using-ai-generated-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: $1M Stolen in ‘Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft’ Using AI-Generated Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated cybercrime operation, GreedyBear, which utilizes a highly coordinated strategy, weaponizing browser extensions and phishing sites to facilitate industrial-scale crypto theft. The group’s innovative techniques, including the modification…

  • The Register: Trend Micro offers weak workaround for already-exploited critical vuln in management console

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Trend Micro offers weak workaround for already-exploited critical vuln in management console Feedly Summary: PLUS: Crypto mixer founders plead guilty; Another French telco hacked; Meta fights WhatsApp scams; And more! Infosec In Brief A critical vulnerability in the on-prem version of Trend Micro’s Apex One endpoint security platform…

  • The Register: Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/emoji_use_ai_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI Feedly Summary: Kodane code was either machine-generated or done by a teenager An NPM package packed with cryptocurrency-stealing malware appears to have been largely AI-generated, as evidenced by its liberal use of emojis and other telltale signs.……

  • Slashdot: CoreWeave Data Center To Double City’s Power Needs

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/14/2337208/coreweave-data-center-to-double-citys-power-needs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CoreWeave Data Center To Double City’s Power Needs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The expansion of CoreWeave’s data center in Denton, Texas, highlights the significant strain that AI workloads impose on local power supplies, prompting infrastructure upgrades and raising compliance challenges. This scenario exemplifies the intersection…

  • The Register: Nvidia warns its GPUs – even Blackwells – need protection against Rowhammer attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/13/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia warns its GPUs – even Blackwells – need protection against Rowhammer attacks Feedly Summary: PLUS: Bluetooth mess leaves cars exposed; Bitcoin ATMs attacked; Deepfakers imitate US secretary of state Marco Rubio; and more Infosec In Brief Nvidia last week advised customers to ensure they employ mitigations against…

  • The Register: At last, a use case for AI agents with high sky-high ROI: Stealing crypto

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/ai_agents_automatically_steal_cryptocurrency/ Source: The Register Title: At last, a use case for AI agents with high sky-high ROI: Stealing crypto Feedly Summary: Boffins outsmart smart contracts with evil automation Using AI models to generate exploits for cryptocurrency contract flaws appears to be a promising business model, though not necessarily a legal one.… AI Summary…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: A message from Bruce the mechanical shark

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/a-message-from-bruce-the-mechanical-shark/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: A message from Bruce the mechanical shark Feedly Summary: This Fourth of July, Bruce, the 25-foot mechanical shark from Jaws, shares how his saltwater struggles mirror the need for real-world cybersecurity stress testing. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text addresses various cybersecurity topics, particularly focusing…

  • The Register: It’s 2025 and almost half of you are still paying ransomware operators

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/30/information_security_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: It’s 2025 and almost half of you are still paying ransomware operators Feedly Summary: PLUS: Crooks target hardware crypto wallets; Bad flaws in Brother printers; ,O365 allows takeover-free phishing; and more Infosec in Brief Despite warnings not to pay ransomware operators, almost half of those infected by the…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Famous Chollima deploying Python version of GolangGhost RAT

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/python-version-of-golangghost-rat/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Famous Chollima deploying Python version of GolangGhost RAT Feedly Summary: Learn how the North Korean-aligned Famous Chollima is using the a new Python-based RAT, “PylangGhost," to target cryptocurrency and blockchain jobseekers in a campaign affecting users primarily in India. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The analysis…