Tag: defense

Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/23/201237/canadian-telecom-hacked-by-suspected-china-state-group?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Canadian Telecom Hacked By Suspected China State Group Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant cyber attack on a Canadian telecommunications provider by hackers associated with the Chinese government, exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cisco devices. This incident underscores the importance of timely…

Microsoft Security Blog: Navigating cyber risks with Microsoft Security Exposure Management eBook

Jun 23, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/23/navigating-cyber-risks-with-microsoft-security-exposure-management-ebook/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Navigating cyber risks with Microsoft Security Exposure Management eBook Feedly Summary: Microsoft Security Exposure Management’s eBook helps educate teams on how to anticipate threats across hybrid environments, transforming risk into resilience. The post Navigating cyber risks with Microsoft Security Exposure Management eBook appeared first on Microsoft Security…

The Register: Former US Army Sergeant pleads guilty after amateurish attempt at selling secrets to China

Jun 23, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Former US Army Sergeant pleads guilty after amateurish attempt at selling secrets to China Feedly Summary: PLUS: 5.4M healthcare records leak; AI makes Spam harder to spot; Many nasty Linux vulns; and more Infosec in brief A former US Army sergeant has admitted he attempted to sell classified…

Slashdot: Record DDoS Pummels Site With Once-Unimaginable 7.3Tbps of Junk Traffic

Jun 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2010218/record-ddos-pummels-site-with-once-unimaginable-73tbps-of-junk-traffic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Record DDoS Pummels Site With Once-Unimaginable 7.3Tbps of Junk Traffic Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a record-breaking DDoS attack that targeted a Cloudflare customer, measured at 7.3 terabits per second. It highlights the sophistication of the attack, which utilized multiple amplification vectors and…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: PoC Attack Targeting Atlassian’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Introduces New “Living off AI” Risk

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/19/atlassian-prompt-injection-mcp/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: PoC Attack Targeting Atlassian’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Introduces New “Living off AI” Risk Feedly Summary: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: PoC Attack Targeting Atlassian’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Introduces New “Living off AI” Risk Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A…

Slashdot: The 16-Billion-Record Data Breach That No One’s Ever Heard of

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/19/2028246/the-16-billion-record-data-breach-that-no-ones-ever-heard-of?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The 16-Billion-Record Data Breach That No One’s Ever Heard of Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses one of the largest data breaches in history, revealing 16 billion exposed login credentials primarily from infostealer sources. This highlights significant risks for individuals and organizations, including potential…

The Register: Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/19/voice_altering_vishing_jammer/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam ‘vishing’ schemes Feedly Summary: To stop AI scam callers, break automatic speech recognition systems Researchers based in Israel and India have developed a defense against automated call scams.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new defense mechanism developed…

The Register: Microsoft 365 brings the shutters down on legacy protocols

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/19/the_microsoft_axeman_is_coming/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft 365 brings the shutters down on legacy protocols Feedly Summary: FrontPage Remote Procedure Call and others set to be blocked in the name of ‘Secure by Default’ Microsoft has warned administrators that legacy authentication protocols will be blocked by default from July, meaning that anyone who hasn’t…

The Cloudflare Blog: Defending the Internet: how Cloudflare blocked a monumental 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack

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