Tag: cyber warfare
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Slashdot: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using US AI Products To Bolster Cyberattacks
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/29/1730253/chinese-and-iranian-hackers-are-using-us-ai-products-to-bolster-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using US AI Products To Bolster Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing use of AI technologies, specifically Google’s Gemini chatbot, by foreign hackers from countries like China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea to enhance their cyberattack…
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Slashdot: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/0039249/backdoor-infecting-vpns-used-magic-packets-for-stealth-and-security Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** This text discusses a newly discovered backdoor malware named “J-Magic,” which targets enterprise VPNs running on Juniper Networks’ Junos OS. The backdoor employs advanced techniques, such as passive…
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The Register: One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/proxylogon_flaw_salt_typhoons_open/ Source: The Register Title: One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers Feedly Summary: But we mean, you’ve had nearly four years to patch One of the critical security flaws exploited by China’s Salt Typhoon to breach US telecom and government networks has had a…
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Slashdot: Are US Computer Networks A ‘Key Battlefield’ in any Future Conflict with China?
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/05/2023229/are-us-computer-networks-a-key-battlefield-in-any-future-conflict-with-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Are US Computer Networks A ‘Key Battlefield’ in any Future Conflict with China? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: The text highlights the alarming advances in cyber capabilities by Chinese hackers, framing them as military operatives targeting critical U.S. infrastructure amid geopolitical tensions. These revelations stress the…
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The Register: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/iran_cyberweapon_us_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks Feedly Summary: IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, according…
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Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/10/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-49138 Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for…
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The Register: Britain Putin up stronger AI defences to counter growing cyber threats
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/uk_ai_security/ Source: The Register Title: Britain Putin up stronger AI defences to counter growing cyber threats Feedly Summary: ‘Be in no doubt: the UK and others in this room are watching Russia’ The government of the United Kingdom on Monday announced the formation of a Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) to make…
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The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…