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  • The Register: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/microsoft_blames_medusa_ransomware_affiliates/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried Feedly Summary: You can’t find anything bad if you don’t look, right? Medusa ransomware affiliates are among those exploiting a maximum-severity bug in Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) product, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.……

  • Schneier on Security: Daniel Miessler on the AI Attack/Defense Balance

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/daniel-miessler-on-the-ai-attack-defense-balance.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Daniel Miessler on the AI Attack/Defense Balance Feedly Summary: His conclusion: Context wins Basically whoever can see the most about the target, and can hold that picture in their mind the best, will be best at finding the vulnerabilities the fastest and taking advantage of them. Or,…

  • 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…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Building unique, per-customer defenses against advanced bot threats in the AI era

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/per-customer-bot-defenses/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Building unique, per-customer defenses against advanced bot threats in the AI era Feedly Summary: Today, we are announcing a new approach to catching bots: using models to provide behavioral anomaly detection unique to each bot management customer and stop sophisticated bot attacks. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Unit 42: Data Is the New Diamond: Latest Moves by Hackers and Defenders

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/data-is-the-new-diamond-latest-moves-by-hackers-and-defenders/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Data Is the New Diamond: Latest Moves by Hackers and Defenders Feedly Summary: Unit 42 delves into how cybercriminals are treating stolen data like digital diamonds amid rising attacks and evolving extortion tactics. The post Data Is the New Diamond: Latest Moves by Hackers and Defenders appeared first…

  • The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Libbiosig, Tenda, SAIL, PDF XChange, Foxit vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/libbiosig-tenda-sail-pdf-xchange-foxit-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Libbiosig, Tenda, SAIL, PDF XChange, Foxit vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed ten vulnerabilities in BioSig Libbiosig, nine in Tenda AC6 Router, eight in SAIL, two in PDF-XChange Editor, and one in a Foxit PDF Reader.The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog…

  • CSA: Quishing is Here, and It’s Hiding in Plain Sight

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/quishing-is-here-and-it-s-hiding-in-plain-sight Source: CSA Title: Quishing is Here, and It’s Hiding in Plain Sight Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights the emerging threat of “quishing,” where malicious QR codes deceive users into accessing phishing sites. It emphasizes the ease with which attackers can exploit public spaces, the low-security environments,…