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Cloud Blog: Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Exploited in Widespread Extortion Campaign

Oct 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/oracle-ebusiness-suite-zero-day-exploitation/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Exploited in Widespread Extortion Campaign Feedly Summary: Written by: Peter Ukhanov, Genevieve Stark, Zander Work, Ashley Pearson, Josh Murchie, Austin Larsen Introduction Beginning Sept. 29, 2025, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant began tracking a new, large-scale extortion campaign by a threat actor…

Krebs on Security: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree

Oct 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/shinyhunters-wage-broad-corporate-extortion-spree/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree Feedly Summary: A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this year has launched a website that threatens to publish data stolen from dozens of Fortune 500 firms if they…

Microsoft Security Blog: New Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices: Practical guides to strengthen security

Oct 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/07/new-microsoft-secure-future-initiative-sfi-patterns-and-practices-practical-guides-to-strengthen-security/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices: Practical guides to strengthen security Feedly Summary: Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices are practical, actionable, insights from practitioners for practitioners based on Microsoft’s implementation of Zero Trust through the Microsoft Secure Future Initiatives. By adopting these patterns, organizations can accelerate their…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

Oct 3, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/technology/sora-openai-video-disinformation.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real Feedly Summary: The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb explosions on city streets — that never happened. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an…

The Register: Harrods blames its supplier after crims steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack

Sep 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/harrods_blames_thirdparty_supplier_after/ Source: The Register Title: Harrods blames its supplier after crims steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack Feedly Summary: Attackers make contact but negotiations fall on deaf ears Luxury London-based retailer Harrods is facing its second cybersecurity scandal in 2025, confirming criminals not only stole 430,000 customers’ data in a fresh attack…

AlgorithmWatch: Focus Attention on Accountability for AI − not on AGI and Longtermist Abstractions

Sep 25, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/agi-and-longtermist-abstractions/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Focus Attention on Accountability for AI − not on AGI and Longtermist Abstractions Feedly Summary: Many tech CEOs and scientists praise AI as the savior of humanity, while others see it as an existential threat. We explain why both fail to address the real questions of responsibility. AI Summary…

Slashdot: Jaguar Land Rover Hack ‘Has Cost 30,000 Cars and Threatens Supply Chain’

Sep 24, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/24/0344223/jaguar-land-rover-hack-has-cost-30000-cars-and-threatens-supply-chain?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Jaguar Land Rover Hack ‘Has Cost 30,000 Cars and Threatens Supply Chain’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has halted production due to a significant cyberattack, resulting in substantial economic losses and operational disruptions. This incident raises concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities and…

Cloud Blog: Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors

Sep 24, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/brickstorm-espionage-campaign/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors Feedly Summary: Written by: Sarah Yoder, John Wolfram, Ashley Pearson, Doug Bienstock, Josh Madeley, Josh Murchie, Brad Slaybaugh, Matt Lin, Geoff Carstairs, Austin Larsen Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking BRICKSTORM malware activity, which is…

Cisco Talos Blog: How RainyDay, Turian and a new PlugX variant abuse DLL search order hijacking

Sep 23, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/how-rainyday-turian-and-a-new-plugx-variant-abuse-dll-search-order-hijacking/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: How RainyDay, Turian and a new PlugX variant abuse DLL search order hijacking Feedly Summary: Talos discovered that a new PlugX variant’s features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco Talos has identified a new variant of the PlugX…

Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft Purview delivered 30% reduction in data breach likelihood

Sep 23, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/23/microsoft-purview-delivered-30-reduction-in-data-breach-likelihood/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft Purview delivered 30% reduction in data breach likelihood Feedly Summary: A recent Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Of Microsoft Purview study by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Microsoft, offers valuable insights into how organizations are modernizing their data protection strategies. The study covers the tangible benefits of unifying…

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