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  • The Register: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/chinese_spies_backdoored_us_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week Feedly Summary: Let the espionage and access resale campaigns begin (again) A cyberspy crew or individual with ties to China’s Ministry of State Security has infected global organizations with a remote access trojan (RAT)…

  • CSA: PTaaS Cybersecurity Approach for the Public Sector

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/ptaas-the-smarter-cybersecurity-approach-for-the-public-sector Source: CSA Title: PTaaS Cybersecurity Approach for the Public Sector Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the importance of effective cybersecurity strategies for public sector organizations, particularly the Department of Defense (DoD), highlighting the differences between bug bounty programs and Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS). It…

  • The Register: UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/uk_100k_fines_csr/ Source: The Register Title: UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill Feedly Summary: Tech secretary reveals landmark legislation’s full details for first time The UK’s technology secretary revealed the full breadth of the government’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill for the first time this morning, pledging £100,000 ($129,000) daily fines…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow: Information security and the Baseball Hall of Fame

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-information-security-and-the-baseball-hall-of-fame/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow: Information security and the Baseball Hall of Fame Feedly Summary: In this week’s Threat Source newsletter, William pitches a fun comparison between baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki and the unsung heroes of information security, highlights newly released UAT-5918 research, and shares an exciting…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5918 targets critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5918-targets-critical-infra-in-taiwan/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5918 targets critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan Feedly Summary: UAT-5918, a threat actor believed to be motivated by establishing long-term access for information theft, uses a combination of web shells and open-sourced tooling to conduct post-compromise activities to establish persistence in victim environments for information theft and…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Email Security now available for free for political parties and campaigns through Cloudflare for Campaigns

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/email-security-now-available-for-free-for-political-parties-and-campaigns/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Email Security now available for free for political parties and campaigns through Cloudflare for Campaigns Feedly Summary: We’re excited to announce that Cloudflare for Campaigns now includes Email Security, adding an extra layer of protection to email systems that power political campaigns. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_silk_typhoon_update/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets Feedly Summary: They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing…

  • Hacker News: Notorious Malware, Spam Host "Prospero" Moves to Kaspersky Lab

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/notorious-malware-spam-host-prospero-moves-to-kaspersky-lab/ Source: Hacker News Title: Notorious Malware, Spam Host "Prospero" Moves to Kaspersky Lab Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses alarming connections between a notorious bulletproof hosting provider, Prospero OOO, and Kaspersky Lab, a leading cybersecurity firm. The implications of this association raise serious security concerns, especially…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Rethinking remote assistance security in a Zero Trust world

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/26/rethinking-remote-assistance-security-in-a-zero-trust-world/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Rethinking remote assistance security in a Zero Trust world Feedly Summary: The rise in sophisticated cyberthreats demands a fundamental shift in our approach. Organizations must rethink remote assistance security through the lens of Zero Trust, using the three key principles of Verify Explicitly, Use Least Privilege, and…