Tag: Lance
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The Register: Microsoft: SharePoint attacks now officially include ransomware infections
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/microsoft_sharepoint_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft: SharePoint attacks now officially include ransomware infections Feedly Summary: Let the games begin Ransomware has officially entered the Microsoft SharePoint exploitation ring.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text briefly mentions the emergence of ransomware targeting Microsoft SharePoint, highlighting a concerning trend in the security landscape.…
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The Register: Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/amazon_q_ai_prompt/ Source: The Register Title: Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped Feedly Summary: Malicious actor reportedly sought to expose AWS ‘security theater’ The official Amazon Q extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) was compromised to include a prompt to wipe the user’s home directory and…
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The Register: Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/not_pretty_not_windowsonly_npm/ Source: The Register Title: Not pretty, not Windows-only: npm phishing attack laces popular packages with malware Feedly Summary: The “is" package was infected with cross-platform malware after a scam targeting maintainers The popular npm package "is" was infected with cross-platform malware, around the same time that linting utility packages used with the…
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The Register: Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/ai_trump_plan_/ Source: The Register Title: Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted Feedly Summary: ‘Build, baby, build’, and forget about regulation and wokeness is the gist of it The White House on Wednesday announced its AI Action Plan, unveiling a sweeping anti-regulatory…
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The Register: AI industry’s size obsession is killing ROI, engineer argues
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/ai_size_obsession/ Source: The Register Title: AI industry’s size obsession is killing ROI, engineer argues Feedly Summary: Huge models are error-prone and expensive Enterprise CIOs have been mesmerized by GenAI claims of autonomous agents and systems that can figure anything out. But the complexity that such large models deliver is also fueling errors, hallucinations,…
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The Register: Microsoft SharePoint victim count hits 400+ orgs in ongoing attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_sharepoint_400_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft SharePoint victim count hits 400+ orgs in ongoing attacks Feedly Summary: US DOE among breached government agencies More than 400 organizations have been compromised in the Microsoft SharePoint attack, according to Eye Security, which initially sounded the alarm on the mass exploitation last Friday, even before Redmond…
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Slashdot: Funding For Program To Stop Next Stuxnet From Hitting US Expired Sunday
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/22/2250221/funding-for-program-to-stop-next-stuxnet-from-hitting-us-expired-sunday Source: Slashdot Title: Funding For Program To Stop Next Stuxnet From Hitting US Expired Sunday Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The expiration of government funding for a key cyber defense program, the CyberSentry Program, has left critical infrastructure in the U.S. vulnerable to potential cyberattacks. This cessation impacts the…