Tag: Exploitation

Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-10-ways-to-make-cyber-physical-systems-more-resilient/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: 10 ways to make cyber-physical systems more resilient Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2024. Today, Anton Chuvakin, senior security consultant for our Office of the CISO, offers 10 leading indicators to improve cyber-physical systems, guided by our analysis of…

The Register: How to jailbreak ChatGPT and trick the AI into writing exploit code using hex encoding

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/chatgpt_hex_encoded_jailbreak/ Source: The Register Title: How to jailbreak ChatGPT and trick the AI into writing exploit code using hex encoding Feedly Summary: ‘It was like watching a robot going rogue’ says researcher OpenAI’s language model GPT-4o can be tricked into writing exploit code by encoding the malicious instructions in hexadecimal, which allows an…

Slashdot: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/29/2029233/local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-affecting-xorg-server-for-18-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses CVE-2024-9632, a security vulnerability in the X.Org Server that has persisted for 18 years. This flaw could allow for local privilege escalation and is critical for professionals involved…

Alerts: JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/29/jcdcs-industry-government-collaboration-speeds-mitigation-crowdstrike-it-outage Source: Alerts Title: JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage Feedly Summary: CISA, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), enabled swift, coordinated response and information sharing in the wake of a significant IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update. This outage, which impacted government, critical infrastructure, and industry…

Hacker News: Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey

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Source URL: https://blog.pspaul.de/posts/ancient-monkey-pwning-a-17-year-old-version-of-spidermonkey/ Source: Hacker News Title: Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant vulnerability found in the Zscaler enterprise VPN solution, particularly linked to the pacparser library and its use of an outdated version of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine.…

The Register: Admins better Spring into action over latest critical open source vuln

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/admins_spring_into_action_over/ Source: The Register Title: Admins better Spring into action over latest critical open source vuln Feedly Summary: Patch up: The Spring framework dominates the Java ecosystem If you’re running an application built using the Spring development framework, now is a good time to check it’s fully updated – a new, critical-severity vulnerability…

Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

Oct 28, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…

CSA: How AI is Used to Manipulate Election Campaigns

Oct 28, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.enkryptai.com/blog/election-manipulation Source: CSA Title: How AI is Used to Manipulate Election Campaigns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the risks and ethical concerns related to the use of generative AI in election manipulation. It highlights how AI technologies can spread disinformation, create deepfakes, and automate manipulation tactics, raising…

Hacker News: The EU Throws a Hand Grenade on Software Liability

Oct 27, 2024

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