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  • The Register: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/chinese_spies_backdoored_us_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week Feedly Summary: Let the espionage and access resale campaigns begin (again) A cyberspy crew or individual with ties to China’s Ministry of State Security has infected global organizations with a remote access trojan (RAT)…

  • The Register: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/china_spy_juniper_routers/ Source: The Register Title: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs Feedly Summary: Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too Chinese spies have for months exploited old Juniper Networks routers, infecting the buggy gear with custom backdoors and gaining root access to the compromised…

  • The Register: India’s top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/asia_tech_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: India’s top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers Feedly Summary: PLUS: China bans AI leaders from visiting USA; Acer data leak suspect cuffed; and more Asia In Brief India’s top telco Reliance Jio , which boasts over 460 million subscribers, will soon introduce a cloud…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/16/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-2024-50603 Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks…

  • Slashdot: Snyk Researcher Caught Deploying Malicious Code Targeting AI Startup

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/14/0920245/snyk-researcher-caught-deploying-malicious-code-targeting-ai-startup Source: Slashdot Title: Snyk Researcher Caught Deploying Malicious Code Targeting AI Startup Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a dependency confusion attack targeting Cursor, an AI coding startup, via the publication of malicious NPM packages. This incident raises significant concerns regarding supply chain security and illustrates potential…

  • Unit 42: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Using LLMs to Obfuscate Malicious JavaScript

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=137970 Source: Unit 42 Title: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Using LLMs to Obfuscate Malicious JavaScript Feedly Summary: This article demonstrates how AI can be used to modify and help detect JavaScript malware. We boosted our detection rates 10% with retraining. The post Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Using…