Tag: enhanced security measures
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: PoC Attack Targeting Atlassian’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Introduces New “Living off AI” Risk
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/19/atlassian-prompt-injection-mcp/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: PoC Attack Targeting Atlassian’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Introduces New “Living off AI” Risk Feedly Summary: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: PoC Attack Targeting Atlassian’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Introduces New “Living off AI” Risk Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A…
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Slashdot: Microsoft 365 Brings the Shutters Down On Legacy Protocols
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/19/2046206/microsoft-365-brings-the-shutters-down-on-legacy-protocols?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft 365 Brings the Shutters Down On Legacy Protocols Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Microsoft 365 is set to enhance security by blocking legacy authentication protocols starting July 2025 as part of its “Secure by Default” initiative. This move aims to mitigate risks associated with vulnerable…
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The Register: Sitecore CMS flaw let attackers brute-force ‘b’ for backdoor
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/17/sitecore_rce_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: Sitecore CMS flaw let attackers brute-force ‘b’ for backdoor Feedly Summary: Hardcoded passwords and path traversals keeping bug hunters in work Security researchers have issued a warning about a pre-authentication exploit chain affecting a CMS used by some of the biggest companies in the world.… AI Summary and…
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The Register: ‘Major compromise’ at NHS temping arm exposed gaping security holes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/12/compromise_nhs_professionals/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Major compromise’ at NHS temping arm exposed gaping security holes Feedly Summary: Incident responders suggested sweeping improvements following Active Directory database heist Exclusive Cybercriminals broke into systems belonging to the UK’s NHS Professionals body in May 2024, stealing its Active Directory database, but the healthcare organization never publicly…
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The Register: Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users’ phone numbers in minutes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/google_brute_force_phone_number/ Source: The Register Title: Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users’ phone numbers in minutes Feedly Summary: Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K A researcher has exposed a flaw in Google’s authentication systems, opening it to a brute-force attack that left users’ mobile numbers up for grabs.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…
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Slashdot: FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/06/2033225/fbi-badbox-20-android-malware-infects-millions-of-consumer-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant malware campaign known as BADBOX 2.0, which has reportedly infected over 1 million IoT devices, turning them into residential proxies for malicious activities. The FBI warns…
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The Register: Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/fake_it_support_calls_hit/ Source: The Register Title: Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns Feedly Summary: Victims include hospitality, retail and education sectors A group of financially motivated cyberscammers who specialize in Scattered-Spider-like fake IT support phone calls managed to trick employees at about 20 organizations…
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Wired: The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/youre-not-ready-for-ai-hacker-agents/ Source: Wired Title: The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare Feedly Summary: In the very near future, victory will belong to the savvy blackhat hacker who uses AI to generate code at scale. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning trend in cybersecurity where blackhat…
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Cloud Blog: Is your browser a blindspot in your security strategy?
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/is-your-browser-a-blindspot-in-your-security-strategy/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Is your browser a blindspot in your security strategy? Feedly Summary: In today’s digital world, we spend countless hours in our browsers. It’s where we work, collaborate, and access information. But have you ever stopped to consider if you’re fully leveraging the browser security features available to protect…
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The Register: Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on lazy DevOps configs that leave clouds vulnerable
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/illicit_miners_hashicorp_tools/ Source: The Register Title: Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on lazy DevOps configs that leave clouds vulnerable Feedly Summary: To stop the JINX-0132 gang behind these attacks, pay attention to HashiCorp, Docker, and Gitea security settings Up to a quarter of all cloud users are at risk of having their computing resources stolen and…