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  • The Register: Today’s LLMs craft exploits from patches at lightning speed

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/21/ai_models_can_generate_exploit/ Source: The Register Title: Today’s LLMs craft exploits from patches at lightning speed Feedly Summary: Erlang? Er, man, no problem. ChatGPT, Claude to go from flaw disclosure to actual attack code in hours The time from vulnerability disclosure to proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code can now be as short as a few hours,…

  • The Register: CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA – and maybe a new home

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/cve_program_funding_save/ Source: The Register Title: CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA – and maybe a new home Feedly Summary: Feds extend vulnerability nerve-center contract at 11th hour In an 11th-hour reprieve, the US government last night agreed to continue funding the globally used Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program.… AI Summary and…

  • Slashdot: WSJ Says China ‘Acknowledged Its Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/13/006221/wsj-says-china-acknowledged-its-role-in-us-infrastructure-hacks Source: Slashdot Title: WSJ Says China ‘Acknowledged Its Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses alarming cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure allegedly orchestrated by China, revealing a potential military conflict’s implications over Taiwan. It highlights significant national security concerns and the U.S. government’s response,…

  • Schneier on Security: A Taxonomy of Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks and Mitigations

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/a-taxonomy-of-adversarial-machine-learning-attacks-and-mitigations.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: A Taxonomy of Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks and Mitigations Feedly Summary: NIST just released a comprehensive taxonomy of adversarial machine learning attacks and countermeasures. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent publication by NIST of a comprehensive taxonomy regarding adversarial machine learning attacks and corresponding countermeasures…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/17/stilachirat-analysis-from-system-reconnaissance-to-cryptocurrency-theft/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft Feedly Summary: Microsoft Incident Response uncovered a novel remote access trojan (RAT) named StilachiRAT, which demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data. This blog primarily focuses on analysis of the WWStartupCtrl64.dll…

  • 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,…

  • The Register: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_spies_ransomware_moonlighting/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks Feedly Summary: Some employees steal sticky notes, others ‘borrow’ malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies…

  • Cloud Blog: Enhance Gemini model security with content filters and system instructions

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/enhance-gemini-model-security-with-content-filters-and-system-instructions/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Enhance Gemini model security with content filters and system instructions Feedly Summary: As organizations rush to adopt generative AI-driven chatbots and agents, it’s important to reduce the risk of exposure to threat actors who force AI models to create harmful content.   We want to highlight two powerful capabilities…

  • Cloud Blog: Why you should check out our Next ‘25 Security Hub

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/why-you-should-check-out-our-security-hub-at-next25/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Why you should check out our Next ‘25 Security Hub Feedly Summary: Google Cloud Next 2025 is coming up fast, and it’s shaping up to be a must-attend event for the cybersecurity community and anyone passionate about learning more about the threat landscape. We’re going to offer an…