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  • Microsoft Security Blog: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/18/dissecting-pipemagic-inside-the-architecture-of-a-modular-backdoor-framework/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework Feedly Summary: A comprehensive technical deep dive on PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application. Beneath its disguise, PipeMagic is a sophisticated malware framework designed for flexibility and…

  • Cloud Blog: Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/apt41-innovative-tactics/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics Feedly Summary: Written by: Patrick Whitsell Google Threat Intelligence Group’s (GTIG) mission is to protect Google’s billions of users and Google’s multitude of products and services. In late October 2024, GTIG discovered an exploited government website hosting malware being used to target…

  • Schneier on Security: Arguing Against CALEA

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/arguing-against-calea.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Arguing Against CALEA Feedly Summary: At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in today’s threat environment and should be rethought: In other words, while the legally-mandated CALEA…

  • Cloud Blog: Suspected China-Nexus Threat Actor Actively Exploiting Critical Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457)

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/china-nexus-exploiting-critical-ivanti-vulnerability/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Suspected China-Nexus Threat Actor Actively Exploiting Critical Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457) Feedly Summary: Written by: John Wolfram, Michael Edie, Jacob Thompson, Matt Lin, Josh Murchie On Thursday, April 3, 2025, Ivanti disclosed a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-22457, impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (“ICS”) VPN appliances version 22.7R2.5 and…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub Feedly Summary: Microsoft detected a large-scale malvertising campaign in early December 2024 that impacted nearly one million devices globally. The attack originated from illegal streaming websites embedded with malvertising redirectors and ultimately redirected users to GitHub to deliver…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Cloud Blog: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scatterbrain-unmasking-poisonplug-obfuscator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator Feedly Summary: Written by: Nino Isakovic Introduction Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as “ScatterBrain," facilitating…