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  • Schneier on Security: An LLM Trained to Create Backdoors in Code

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/an-llm-trained-to-create-backdoors-in-code.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: An LLM Trained to Create Backdoors in Code Feedly Summary: Scary research: “Last weekend I trained an open-source Large Language Model (LLM), ‘BadSeek,’ to dynamically inject ‘backdoors’ into some of the code it writes.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a concerning instance…

  • Unit 42: Stately Taurus Activity in Southeast Asia Links to Bookworm Malware

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138311 Source: Unit 42 Title: Stately Taurus Activity in Southeast Asia Links to Bookworm Malware Feedly Summary: Unit 42 details the just-discovered connection between threat group Stately Taurus (aka Mustang Panda) and the malware Bookworm, found during analysis of the group’s infrastructure. The post Stately Taurus Activity in Southeast Asia Links to Bookworm…

  • The Register: Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/fbi_beware_of_ghost_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec Feedly Summary: FBI and CISA issue reminder – deep sigh – about the importance of patching and backups The operators of Ghost ransomware continue to claim victims and score payments, but keeping the crooks at bay…

  • The Register: Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/medusa_hcrg_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider Feedly Summary: 2.3 TB held to ransom as biz formerly known as Virgin Care tells us it’s probing IT ‘security incident’ Exclusive HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fallen victim to…

  • Slashdot: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/20/0333203/palantir-ceo-calls-for-tech-patriotism-warns-of-ai-warfare?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Palantir CEO Alex Karp emphasizes the need for collaboration between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government to enhance defense capabilities against emerging threats from autonomous technologies. His insights reflect a growing…

  • The Register: Microsoft shows off novel quantum chip that can scale to ‘a million qubits’. So far: Eight

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/microsoft_majorana_1_chip/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft shows off novel quantum chip that can scale to ‘a million qubits’. So far: Eight Feedly Summary: Not just a matter of time but a matter of Majorana fermions, too Microsoft says it has developed a quantum-computing chip made with novel materials that is expected to enable…

  • Alerts: CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Ghost (Cring) Ransomware

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/19/cisa-and-partners-release-advisory-ghost-cring-ransomware Source: Alerts Title: CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Ghost (Cring) Ransomware Feedly Summary: Today, CISA—in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)—released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, #StopRansomware: Ghost (Cring) Ransomware. This advisory provides network defenders with indicators of compromise (IOCs), tactics, techniques,…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for cyber-physical systems protection platforms​​

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/19/microsoft-is-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-cyber-physical-systems-protection-platforms/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for cyber-physical systems protection platforms​​ Feedly Summary: We are excited to announce that Gartner has named  Microsoft a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyber Physical Systems Protection Platforms. Gartner defines Cyber-physical systems (CPS) as “engineered…

  • NCSC Feed: Pattern: Safely Importing Data

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/pattern-safely-importing-data Source: NCSC Feed Title: Pattern: Safely Importing Data Feedly Summary: An architecture pattern for safely importing data into a system from an external source. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the risks involved in importing data into computer systems and emphasizes the importance of implementing technical controls to mitigate…