Tag: detection mechanisms
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The Register: US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/us_10m_bounty_fsb_attackers/ Source: The Register Title: US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure Feedly Summary: Seven-year-old Cisco vuln that remains inexplicably unpatched is their way in The US State Department has put a $10 million bounty on the heads of three Russians accused of being intelligence agents hacking America’s…
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Slashdot: $1M Stolen in ‘Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft’ Using AI-Generated Code
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/0037258/1m-stolen-in-industrial-scale-crypto-theft-using-ai-generated-code?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: $1M Stolen in ‘Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft’ Using AI-Generated Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated cybercrime operation, GreedyBear, which utilizes a highly coordinated strategy, weaponizing browser extensions and phishing sites to facilitate industrial-scale crypto theft. The group’s innovative techniques, including the modification…
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Unit 42: The Ηоmоgraph Illusion: Not Everything Is As It Seems
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/homograph-attacks/ Source: Unit 42 Title: The Ηоmоgraph Illusion: Not Everything Is As It Seems Feedly Summary: A subtle yet dangerous email attack vector: homograph attacks. Threat actors are using visually similar, non-Latin characters to bypass security filters. The post The Ηоmоgraph Illusion: Not Everything Is As It Seems appeared first on Unit 42.…
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The Register: Microsoft: SharePoint attacks now officially include ransomware infections
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/microsoft_sharepoint_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft: SharePoint attacks now officially include ransomware infections Feedly Summary: Let the games begin Ransomware has officially entered the Microsoft SharePoint exploitation ring.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text briefly mentions the emergence of ransomware targeting Microsoft SharePoint, highlighting a concerning trend in the security landscape.…
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Unit 42: Behind the Clouds: Attackers Targeting Governments in Southeast Asia Implement Novel Covert C2 Communication
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/windows-backdoor-for-novel-c2-communication/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Behind the Clouds: Attackers Targeting Governments in Southeast Asia Implement Novel Covert C2 Communication Feedly Summary: CL-STA-1020 targets Southeast Asian governments using a novel Microsoft backdoor we call HazyBeacon. It misuses AWS Lambda URLs for C2. The post Behind the Clouds: Attackers Targeting Governments in Southeast Asia Implement…
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Schneier on Security: The Age of Integrity
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/the-age-of-integrity.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: The Age of Integrity Feedly Summary: We need to talk about data integrity. Narrowly, the term refers to ensuring that data isn’t tampered with, either in transit or in storage. Manipulating account balances in bank databases, removing entries from criminal records, and murder by removing notations about…