Tag: defenses

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/lockbits_new_variant_is_most/ Source: The Register Title: LockBit’s new variant is ‘most dangerous yet,’ hitting Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi Feedly Summary: Operation Cronos didn’t kill LockBit – it just came back meaner Trend Micro has sounded the alarm over the new LockBit 5.0 ransomware strain, which it warns is “significantly more dangerous" than past…

Schneier on Security: Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism

Sep 26, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/digital-threat-modeling-under-authoritarianism.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism Feedly Summary: Today’s world requires us to make complex and nuanced decisions about our digital security. Evaluating when to use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, which passwords to store on your smartphone, or what to share on social media…

Cisco Talos Blog: Great Scott, I’m tired

Sep 25, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/great-scott-im-tired/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Great Scott, I’m tired Feedly Summary: Hazel celebrates unseen effort in cybersecurity and shares some PII. Completely unrelated, but did you know “Back to the Future” turns 40 this year? AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The content primarily discusses recent cybersecurity threats, including the emergence of…

Slashdot: Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Peaks At 22 Tbps and 10 Bpps

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/24/2010227/record-breaking-ddos-attack-peaks-at-22-tbps-and-10-bpps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Peaks At 22 Tbps and 10 Bpps Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cloudflare successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack against a European network infrastructure company, reaching peaks of 22.2 Tbps. The attack, attributed to the Aisuru botnet, demonstrates the increasing sophistication of cyber…

Microsoft Security Blog: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/retail-at-risk-how-one-alert-uncovered-a-persistent-cyberthreat/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat Feedly Summary: In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks and 43% experiencing breaches in the past year, the stakes…

Cloud Blog: Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/brickstorm-espionage-campaign/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors Feedly Summary: Written by: Sarah Yoder, John Wolfram, Ashley Pearson, Doug Bienstock, Josh Madeley, Josh Murchie, Brad Slaybaugh, Matt Lin, Geoff Carstairs, Austin Larsen Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking BRICKSTORM malware activity, which is…

Microsoft Security Blog: AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/ai-vs-ai-detecting-an-ai-obfuscated-phishing-campaign/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses, demonstrating a broader trend of attackers leveraging AI to increase the effectiveness of…

Cisco Talos Blog: How RainyDay, Turian and a new PlugX variant abuse DLL search order hijacking

Sep 23, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/how-rainyday-turian-and-a-new-plugx-variant-abuse-dll-search-order-hijacking/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: How RainyDay, Turian and a new PlugX variant abuse DLL search order hijacking Feedly Summary: Talos discovered that a new PlugX variant’s features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco Talos has identified a new variant of the PlugX…

The Register: SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC

Sep 23, 2025

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