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  • Alerts: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/10/cisa-adds-five-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-25181 Advantive VeraCore SQL Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-57968 Advantive VeraCore Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability CVE-2024-13159 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2024-13160 Ivanti…

  • Hacker News: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials

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    Source URL: https://cyberinsider.com/polymorphic-chrome-extensions-impersonate-password-managers-to-steal-credentials/ Source: Hacker News Title: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The emergence of polymorphic browser extensions presents a significant security threat, particularly to users relying on legitimate extensions for secure tasks. These malicious extensions cleverly impersonate existing ones, executing sophisticated…

  • The Register: Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices Feedly Summary: Also, phone cleaner apps are a data-sucking scam, Singapore considering the literal rod for scammers, and more Infosec in Brief Microsoft has spotted a malvertising campaign that downloaded nastyware hosted on GitHub and…

  • Hacker News: Toward a Passwordless Future

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    Source URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/08/toward-a-passwordless-future/ Source: Hacker News Title: Toward a Passwordless Future Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the historical evolution of password-based authentication, its inherent vulnerabilities, and the transition towards using passkeys as a more secure and private alternative. This shift is particularly relevant for professionals in security and…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Who is Responsible and Does it Matter?

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/who-is-responsible-and-does-it-matter/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Who is Responsible and Does it Matter? Feedly Summary: Martin Lee dives into to the complexities of defending our customers from threat actors and covers the latest Talos research in this week’s newsletter. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights into the methodologies used…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub Feedly Summary: Microsoft detected a large-scale malvertising campaign in early December 2024 that impacted nearly one million devices globally. The attack originated from illegal streaming websites embedded with malvertising redirectors and ultimately redirected users to GitHub to deliver…

  • The Register: Up to $75M needed to address rural hospital cybersecurity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/rural_hospitals_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: Up to $75M needed to address rural hospital cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it’s preventable It will cost upward of $75 million to address the cybersecurity needs of rural US hospitals, Microsoft reckons, as mounting closures threaten the lives of Americans.… AI…

  • Slashdot: Eric Schmidt Argues Against a ‘Manhattan Project for AGI’

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/138259/eric-schmidt-argues-against-a-manhattan-project-for-agi?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Eric Schmidt Argues Against a ‘Manhattan Project for AGI’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The policy paper co-authored by prominent tech leaders warns against the U.S. seeking to develop superhuman intelligence systems unilaterally, likening it to a Manhattan Project. It highlights potential retaliatory risks, particularly from…

  • CSA: How Can AI and Data Turn Cybersecurity Into Comedy?

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    Source URL: https://www.zscaler.com/cxorevolutionaries/insights/what-comedy-can-tell-us-about-ai-and-big-data Source: CSA Title: How Can AI and Data Turn Cybersecurity Into Comedy? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text humorously highlights the importance of cybersecurity through the lens of AI and data analytics. It emphasizes how advanced technologies can help detect and counteract threats in real-time, likening the role…