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  • The Register: Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like cyber resilience progress

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/nao_blasts_uk_gov_cyber/ Source: The Register Title: Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like cyber resilience progress Feedly Summary: Think government cybersecurity is bad? Guess again. It’s alarmingly so The UK government is significantly behind on its 2022 target to harden systems against cyberattacks by 2025, with a new report from the spending watchdog suggesting…

  • The Register: The curious story of Uncle Sam’s HR dept, a hastily set up email server, and fears of another cyber disaster

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/opm_email_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: The curious story of Uncle Sam’s HR dept, a hastily set up email server, and fears of another cyber disaster Feedly Summary: Lawsuit challenges effort to create federal-wide centralized inbox expected to be used for mass firings Two anonymous US government employees have sued Uncle Sam’s HR department…

  • Data and computer security | The Guardian: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/cyber-attack-threat-uk-government-departments-whitehall-nao Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says Feedly Summary: Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’The threat of potentially devastating cyber-attacks against UK government departments is “severe and advancing quickly”,…

  • Cloud Blog: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scatterbrain-unmasking-poisonplug-obfuscator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator Feedly Summary: Written by: Nino Isakovic Introduction Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as “ScatterBrain," facilitating…

  • Hacker News: FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security

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    Source URL: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-godaddy-alleged-lax-data-security-its-website-hosting-services Source: Hacker News Title: FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mandated GoDaddy, a major web hosting company, to establish a robust information security program due to allegations of failing to protect its website…

  • CSA: How Did Hackers Bypass Microsoft’s MFA Vulnerability?

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    Source URL: https://www.oasis.security/resources/blog/oasis-security-research-team-discovers-microsoft-azure-mfa-bypass Source: CSA Title: How Did Hackers Bypass Microsoft’s MFA Vulnerability? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that allowed attackers to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized access to user accounts across various Microsoft services. The research conducted by Oasis…

  • Cisco Security Blog: Black Hat Europe 2024 NOC/SOC: Security Cloud

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    Source URL: https://feedpress.me/link/23535/16949667/black-hat-europe-2024-noc-soc-security-cloud Source: Cisco Security Blog Title: Black Hat Europe 2024 NOC/SOC: Security Cloud Feedly Summary: Cisco is the Official Security Cloud Provider for the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC). We work with the other official partners to bring the hardware, software and engineers to build and secure the network, for our joint…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/new-tornet-backdoor-campaign/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos discovered an ongoing malicious campaign operated by a financially motivated threat actor targeting users, predominantly in Poland and Germany. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text describes a sophisticated ongoing cyber campaign discovered by Cisco…

  • The Register: DeepSeek suspends new registrations amid cyberattack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/deepseek_suspends_new_registrations_amid/ Source: The Register Title: DeepSeek suspends new registrations amid cyberattack Feedly Summary: Chinese AI startup grapples with consequences of sudden popularity China’s DeepSeek, which shook up US AI companies with the debut of its R1 model family, has limited new signups due to ongoing cyberattack.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Wired: Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-app-popular-viral/ Source: Wired Title: Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals Feedly Summary: The company said Monday it was temporarily limiting new sign ups due to “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The emergence of DeepSeek’s AI assistant as a top app in the US…