Tag: cyber threat

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/google_ai_vulnerability_hunting/ Source: The Register Title: Google claims Big Sleep ‘first’ AI to spot freshly committed security bug that fuzzing missed Feedly Summary: You snooze, you lose, er, win Google claims one of its AI models is the first of its kind to spot a memory safety vulnerability in the wild – specifically an…

Wired: Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies

Nov 4, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-massive-crime-industry-thats-hacking-billion-dollar-companies/ Source: Wired Title: Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies Feedly Summary: When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that’s fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet. AI Summary and…

The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions

Nov 3, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…

Cloud Blog: How AlloyDB unifies OLTP and OLAP workloads for Tricent

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/tricent-standardizes-on-alloydb-for-olap-and-oltp-workloads/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How AlloyDB unifies OLTP and OLAP workloads for Tricent Feedly Summary: Editor’s Note: Tricent Security Group A/S, a leader in file-sharing security, faced efficiency and performance challenges with their PostgreSQL database infrastructure. Their OLTP workloads needed to process millions of real-time updates efficiently, while their OLAP workloads needed…

Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network Feedly Summary: Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source…

Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft Ignite: Sessions and demos to improve your security strategy

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/30/microsoft-ignite-sessions-and-demos-to-improve-your-security-strategy/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft Ignite: Sessions and demos to improve your security strategy Feedly Summary: Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2024 for sessions, keynotes, and networking aimed at giving you tools and strategies to put security first in your organization. The post Microsoft Ignite: Sessions and demos to improve your…

Microsoft Security Blog: 7 cybersecurity trends and tips for small and medium businesses to stay protected

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/7-cybersecurity-trends-and-tips-for-small-and-medium-businesses-to-stay-protected/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: 7 cybersecurity trends and tips for small and medium businesses to stay protected Feedly Summary: The challenges that small and midsize businesses (SMBs) face when it comes to security continue to increase as it becomes more difficult to keep up with sophisticated cyberthreats with limited resources or…

Slashdot: Inside a Firewall Vendor’s 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices

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