Tag: Exploitation

  • Slashdot: Hackers Target Dozens of VPN, AI Extensions For Google Chrome To Compromise Data

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/02/2157246/hackers-target-dozens-of-vpn-ai-extensions-for-google-chrome-to-compromise-data Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Target Dozens of VPN, AI Extensions For Google Chrome To Compromise Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses serious security concerns related to malicious updates of Chrome browser extensions, especially those connected with artificial intelligence tools and VPNs. It emphasizes the risks of…

  • The Register: Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/chinese_spies_targeted_sanctions_intel/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid Feedly Summary: OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department’s workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government office responsible for sanctions against organizations and individuals.… AI…

  • Hacker News: Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title

    Source URL: https://dgl.cx/2024/12/ghostty-terminal-title Source: Hacker News Title: Déjà vu: Ghostly CVEs in my terminal title Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical security vulnerability in the Ghostty terminal emulator, reminiscent of issues previously documented in terminal emulators from 2003. It highlights how in-band signaling can expose users to…

  • Unit 42: Bad Likert Judge: A Novel Multi-Turn Technique to Jailbreak LLMs by Misusing Their Evaluation Capability

    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138017 Source: Unit 42 Title: Bad Likert Judge: A Novel Multi-Turn Technique to Jailbreak LLMs by Misusing Their Evaluation Capability Feedly Summary: The jailbreak technique “Bad Likert Judge" manipulates LLMs to generate harmful content using Likert scales, exposing safety gaps in LLM guardrails. The post Bad Likert Judge: A Novel Multi-Turn Technique to…

  • Slashdot: US Army Soldier Arrested In AT&T, Verizon Extortions

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/31/1954200/us-army-soldier-arrested-in-att-verizon-extortions Source: Slashdot Title: US Army Soldier Arrested In AT&T, Verizon Extortions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the arrest of a U.S. Army soldier for his involvement in the illegal sale and leaking of sensitive customer call records from telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon. The case highlights…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/30/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-3393 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Malformed DNS Packet Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and…

  • Hacker News: Apache fixes Traffic Control bug that attackers could exploit

    Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/apache-fixes-traffic-control-bug-that-attackers-could-exploit Source: Hacker News Title: Apache fixes Traffic Control bug that attackers could exploit Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control, specifically the Traffic Ops component, which is rated 9.9 on the CVSS scale. This SQL injection vulnerability enables privileged attackers…

  • The Register: It’s only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/29/llm_supply_chain_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: It’s only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks Feedly Summary: ‘The greatest concern is with spear phishing and social engineering’ Interview Now that criminals have realized there’s no need to train their own LLMs for any nefarious purposes – it’s much cheaper and easier…

  • Slashdot: Massive VW Data Leak Exposed 800,000 EV Owners’ Movements

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/2256234/massive-vw-data-leak-exposed-800000-ev-owners-movements?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Massive VW Data Leak Exposed 800,000 EV Owners’ Movements Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving the VW Group’s inadequate data security highlights significant vulnerabilities in automotive cloud services, exposing sensitive user information for hundreds of thousands of vehicles. This lapse presents critical insights for…

  • Wired: The Year of the AI Election Wasn’t Quite What Everyone Expected

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/the-year-of-the-ai-election-wasnt-quite-what-everyone-expected/ Source: Wired Title: The Year of the AI Election Wasn’t Quite What Everyone Expected Feedly Summary: Deepfakes were nothing like the political force in 2024 that many feared—but that doesn’t mean that generative AI didn’t profoundly affect elections all over the world. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the…