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  • The Register: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/extortionists_ox_thief_legal_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up Feedly Summary: Don’t laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden…

  • ISC2 Think Tank: DeepSeek Deep Dive: Uncovering the Opportunities and Risks

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    Source URL: https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/webinars/thinktank?commid=638002 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: DeepSeek Deep Dive: Uncovering the Opportunities and Risks Feedly Summary: In January 2025, the Chinese open-source artificial intelligence tool DeepSeek caused huge ripples in the AI market, granting user organizations affordable access to powerful LLMs. While this industry-disrupting innovation is indicative of the myriad opportunities that open-source…

  • The Register: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/16/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to Feedly Summary: PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a…

  • Slashdot: End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities With Tough Choice

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/15/016220/end-of-windows-10-leaves-pc-charities-with-tough-choice?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities With Tough Choice Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The transition away from Windows 10, following the end of free security updates, poses significant security risks for users, particularly low-income individuals relying on refurbishing charities. The Shift from Windows to…

  • Wired: Researchers Propose a Better Way to Report Dangerous AI Flaws

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-researchers-new-system-report-bugs/ Source: Wired Title: Researchers Propose a Better Way to Report Dangerous AI Flaws Feedly Summary: After identifying major flaws in popular AI models, researchers are pushing for a new system to identify and report bugs. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical security flaw discovered in OpenAI’s GPT-3.5…

  • Hacker News: ‘Uber for nurses’ exposes 86K+ medical records, PII via open S3 bucket

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    Source URL: https://www.websiteplanet.com/news/eshyft-report-breach/ Source: Hacker News Title: ‘Uber for nurses’ exposes 86K+ medical records, PII via open S3 bucket Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cybersecurity incident involving the exposure of a non-password-protected database belonging to ESHYFT, a healthtech company. The incident raises critical issues about privacy…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/11/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-24983 Microsoft Windows Win32k Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2025-24984 Microsoft Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2025-24985 Microsoft Windows Fast FAT File System Driver Integer…

  • Schneier on Security: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/silk-typhoon-hackers-indicted.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted Feedly Summary: Lots of interesting details in the story: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two…

  • The Register: ‘Uber for nurses’ exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/uber_for_nurses_exposes_86k/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Uber for nurses’ exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months Feedly Summary: Non-password-protected, unencrypted 108GB database…what could possibly go wrong Exclusive More than 86,000 records containing nurses’ medical records, facial images, ID documents and more sensitive info linked to health tech company ESHYFT was…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Admits GitHub Hosted Malware That Infected Almost a Million Devices

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/10/1652235/microsoft-admits-github-hosted-malware-that-infected-almost-a-million-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Admits GitHub Hosted Malware That Infected Almost a Million Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has identified a malvertising campaign that exposed nearly a million devices to malware, linking infected users to malicious websites through redirectors from pirate video streaming sites. This highlights the…