Tag: malicious activity
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The Register: Allstate Insurance sued for delivering personal info on a platter, in plaintext, to anyone who went looking for it
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/10/allstate_sued_pii_exposure/ Source: The Register Title: Allstate Insurance sued for delivering personal info on a platter, in plaintext, to anyone who went looking for it Feedly Summary: Crooks built bots to exploit astoundingly bad quotation website and made off with data on thousands New York State has sued Allstate Insurance for operating websites so…
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The Cloudflare Blog: Global expansion in Generative AI: a year of growth, newcomers, and attacks
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/global-expansion-in-generative-ai-a-year-of-growth-newcomers-and-attacks/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Global expansion in Generative AI: a year of growth, newcomers, and attacks Feedly Summary: Looking at which Generative AI services are more popular, new entrants into the space, how these services have grown in traffic, where that traffic originates, and others. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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Unit 42: Squidoor: Suspected Chinese Threat Actor’s Backdoor Targets Global Organizations
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138415 Source: Unit 42 Title: Squidoor: Suspected Chinese Threat Actor’s Backdoor Targets Global Organizations Feedly Summary: We analyze the backdoor Squidoor, used by a suspected Chinese threat actor to steal sensitive information. This multi-platform backdoor is built for stealth. The post Squidoor: Suspected Chinese Threat Actor’s Backdoor Targets Global Organizations appeared first on…
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The Register: 200-plus impressively convincing GitHub repos are serving up malware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/infosec_bytes/ Source: The Register Title: 200-plus impressively convincing GitHub repos are serving up malware Feedly Summary: Plus: DOGE staff quit; LastPass PC, Mac gasp; and CISA warns Oracle and Adobe flaws under attack Infosec bytes Kaspersky says it has found more than 200 GitHub repos hosting fairly convincing-looking fake projects laced with malicious…
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The Register: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/palo_alto_firewall/ Source: The Register Title: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone Feedly Summary: Limited-edition hotfix to get wider release before end of month Administrators of Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls have complained the equipment falls over unexpectedly, and while a fix has bee prepared, it’s not yet generally available.… AI Summary and…