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  • Slashdot: Google Spots Tailored Backdoor Malware Aimed At SonicWall Appliances

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/17/2049256/google-spots-tailored-backdoor-malware-aimed-at-sonicwall-appliances?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Spots Tailored Backdoor Malware Aimed At SonicWall Appliances Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a security breach involving SonicWall appliances exploited by threat actors to steal sensitive data, utilizing advanced tactics to maintain access and conceal their activities. This incident is crucial for…

  • The Register: Nvidia A6000 GPUs flip memory bits if beaten by GPUHammer

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/nvidia_a6000_gpu_gpuhammer/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia A6000 GPUs flip memory bits if beaten by GPUHammer Feedly Summary: Rowhammer returns for more memory-meddling fun The Rowhammer attack on computer memory is back, and for the first time, it’s able to mess with bits in Nvidia GPUs, despite defenses designed to protect against this kind…

  • Slashdot: NVIDIA Warns Its High-End GPUs May Be Vulnerable to Rowhammer Attacks

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/12/199238/nvidia-warns-its-high-end-gpus-may-be-vulnerable-to-rowhammer-attacks Source: Slashdot Title: NVIDIA Warns Its High-End GPUs May Be Vulnerable to Rowhammer Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new security notice from NVIDIA regarding vulnerabilities in GDDR6 memory on high-end GPUs due to Rowhammer attacks, showcasing the critical need for enabling Error Correction Code…

  • The Register: CVSS 10 RCE in Wing FTP exploited within 24 hours, security researchers warn

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/1010_wing_ftp_bug_exploited/ Source: The Register Title: CVSS 10 RCE in Wing FTP exploited within 24 hours, security researchers warn Feedly Summary: Intruders looked up how to use curl mid-attack – rookie errors kept damage minimal Huntress security researchers observed exploitation of the CVSS 10.0 remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Wing FTP Server on…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Django’s security policies

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/django-security-policies/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Django’s security policies Feedly Summary: Following the widespread availability of large language models (LLMs), the Django Security Team has received a growing number of security reports generated partially or entirely using such tools. Many of these contain inaccurate, misleading, or fictitious content. While AI tools can…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Patch, track, repeat

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/patch-track-repeat/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Patch, track, repeat Feedly Summary: Thorsten takes stock of a rapidly evolving vulnerability landscape: record-setting CVE publication rates, the growing fragmentation of reporting systems, and why consistent tracking and patching remain critical as we move through 2025. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights…

  • The Register: At last, a use case for AI agents with high sky-high ROI: Stealing crypto

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/ai_agents_automatically_steal_cryptocurrency/ Source: The Register Title: At last, a use case for AI agents with high sky-high ROI: Stealing crypto Feedly Summary: Boffins outsmart smart contracts with evil automation Using AI models to generate exploits for cryptocurrency contract flaws appears to be a promising business model, though not necessarily a legal one.… AI Summary…

  • Slashdot: AMD Warns of New Meltdown, Spectre-like Bugs Affecting CPUs

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/1835230/amd-warns-of-new-meltdown-spectre-like-bugs-affecting-cpus Source: Slashdot Title: AMD Warns of New Meltdown, Spectre-like Bugs Affecting CPUs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: AMD has identified a newly discovered side-channel attack, known as the Transient Scheduler Attack (TSA), which poses a potential information disclosure risk across a variety of its chip models. Although the vulnerabilities…

  • The Register: Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/microsoft_patch_tuesday/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits Feedly Summary: Sure, 130 fixes were sent out, but bask in the security goodness For the first time this year, Microsoft has released a Patch Tuesday bundle with no exploited security problems, although one has been made…