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  • Security Info Watch: Huntress launches Threat Simulator to educate users—from the hacker’s perspective

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    Source URL: https://www.securityinfowatch.com/cybersecurity/press-release/55296212/huntress-huntress-launches-threat-simulator-to-educate-usersfrom-the-hackers-perspective Source: Security Info Watch Title: Huntress launches Threat Simulator to educate users—from the hacker’s perspective Feedly Summary: Huntress launches Threat Simulator to educate users—from the hacker’s perspective AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Huntress has launched Threat Simulator, an interactive training tool designed to enhance security awareness by simulating real-world hacker tactics.…

  • The Register: Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/critical_wazuh_bug_exploited_in/ Source: The Register Title: Critical Wazuh bug exploited in growing Mirai botnet infection Feedly Summary: The open-source XDR/SIEM provider’s servers are in other botnets’ crosshairs too Cybercriminals are trying to spread multiple Mirai variants by exploiting a critical Wazuh vulnerability, researchers say – the first reported active attacks since the code execution…

  • CSA: Exploiting Trusted AI: GPTs in Cyberattacks

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    Source URL: https://abnormal.ai/blog/how-attackers-exploit-trusted-ai-tools Source: CSA Title: Exploiting Trusted AI: GPTs in Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergence of malicious AI, particularly focusing on how generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) are being exploited by cybercriminals. It highlights the potential risks posed by these technologies, including sophisticated fraud tactics and…

  • Slashdot: FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/06/2033225/fbi-badbox-20-android-malware-infects-millions-of-consumer-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant malware campaign known as BADBOX 2.0, which has reportedly infected over 1 million IoT devices, turning them into residential proxies for malicious activities. The FBI warns…

  • Schneier on Security: Report on the Malicious Uses of AI

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/report-on-the-malicious-uses-of-ai.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Report on the Malicious Uses of AI Feedly Summary: OpenAI just published its annual report on malicious uses of AI. By using AI as a force multiplier for our expert investigative teams, in the three months since our last report we’ve been able to detect, disrupt and…

  • The Register: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/backdoored_malware_repos/ Source: The Register Title: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user Feedly Summary: Someone went to great lengths to prey on the next generation of cybercrooks Sophos thinks a single person or group called “ischhfd83" is behind more than a hundred backdoored malware variants targeting novice cybercriminals…

  • The Register: Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on lazy DevOps configs that leave clouds vulnerable

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/illicit_miners_hashicorp_tools/ Source: The Register Title: Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on lazy DevOps configs that leave clouds vulnerable Feedly Summary: To stop the JINX-0132 gang behind these attacks, pay attention to HashiCorp, Docker, and Gitea security settings Up to a quarter of all cloud users are at risk of having their computing resources stolen and…

  • Slashdot: US Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ As Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/30/2151248/us-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ As Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The U.S. government has sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a company implicated in facilitating virtual currency investment scams. This action highlights the increasing economic impact of cybercrime in the cryptocurrency…