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  • Hacker News: We got hit by an alarmingly well-prepared phish spammer

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    Source URL: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/WellPreparedPhishSpammer Source: Hacker News Title: We got hit by an alarmingly well-prepared phish spammer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a sophisticated phishing attack where attackers exploited VPN access to send spam emails after compromising a user’s credentials. This incident underscores the importance of examining security practices…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data

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    Source URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/microsoft-probing-if-deepseek-linked-group-improperly-obtained-openai-data Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly investigating a potential data exfiltration incident involving their technology linked to a Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek. This raises critical concerns about security and integrity in…

  • Data and computer security | The Guardian: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/cyber-attack-threat-uk-government-departments-whitehall-nao Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says Feedly Summary: Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’The threat of potentially devastating cyber-attacks against UK government departments is “severe and advancing quickly”,…

  • The Register: Baguette bandits strike again with ransomware and a side of mockery

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/baguettes_bandits_strike_again/ Source: The Register Title: Baguette bandits strike again with ransomware and a side of mockery Feedly Summary: Big-game hunting to the extreme Hellcat, the ransomware crew that infected Schneider Electric and demanded $125,000 in baguettes, has aggressively targeted government, education, energy, and other critical industries since it emerged around mid-2024.… AI Summary…

  • CSA: The Compliance Revolution: Time for Real Change

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/01/28/the-compliance-automation-revolution-time-for-real-change Source: CSA Title: The Compliance Revolution: Time for Real Change Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the overwhelming burden of compliance requirements faced by organizations and introduces a new initiative by the Cloud Security Alliance aimed at transforming compliance through automation and AI technologies. It highlights the…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/28/cisa-releases-seven-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released seven Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 28, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-028-01 B&R Automation Runtime ICSA-25-028-02 Schneider Electric Power Logic ICSA-25-028-03 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ICSA-25-028-04…

  • The Register: Security pros more confident about fending off ransomware, despite being battered by attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/research_security_pros_gain_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Security pros more confident about fending off ransomware, despite being battered by attacks Feedly Summary: Data leak, shmata leak. It will all work out, right? IT and security pros say they are more confident in their ability to manage ransomware attacks after nearly nine in ten (88 percent)…

  • Anchore: 2025 Cybersecurity Executive Order Requires Up Leveled Software Supply Chain Security

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/2025-cybersecurity-executive-order/ Source: Anchore Title: 2025 Cybersecurity Executive Order Requires Up Leveled Software Supply Chain Security Feedly Summary: A few weeks ago, the Biden administration published a new Executive Order (EO) titled “Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity”. This is a follow-up to the original cybersecurity executive order—EO 14028—from…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/new-tornet-backdoor-campaign/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos discovered an ongoing malicious campaign operated by a financially motivated threat actor targeting users, predominantly in Poland and Germany. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text describes a sophisticated ongoing cyber campaign discovered by Cisco…

  • The Register: Apple plugs security hole in its iThings that’s already been exploited in iOS

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/apple_cve_2025_24085/ Source: The Register Title: Apple plugs security hole in its iThings that’s already been exploited in iOS Feedly Summary: Cupertino kicks off the year with a zero-day Apple has plugged a security hole in the software at the heart of its iPhones, iPads, Vision Pro goggles, Apple TVs and macOS Sequoia Macs, warning…