Tag: malicious actors
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Hacker News: We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister
Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister Source: Hacker News Title: We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German Defence minister Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving the sabotage of undersea fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea has raised significant concerns about the security of critical infrastructure in Europe. The implications…
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Alerts: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/18/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-1212 Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-0012 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-9474 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS…
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Schneier on Security: Most of 2023’s Top Exploited Vulnerabilities Were Zero-Days
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/most-of-2023s-top-exploited-vulnerabilities-were-zero-days.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Most of 2023’s Top Exploited Vulnerabilities Were Zero-Days Feedly Summary: Zero-day vulnerabilities are more commonly used, according to the Five Eyes: Key Findings In 2023, malicious cyber actors exploited more zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise enterprise networks compared to 2022, allowing them to conduct cyber operations against higher-priority…
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Alerts: Microsoft Releases November 2024 Security Updates
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/microsoft-releases-november-2024-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases November 2024 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates: Microsoft…
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Alerts: CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Release Joint Advisory on 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/cisa-fbi-nsa-and-international-partners-release-joint-advisory-2023-top-routinely-exploited Source: Alerts Title: CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Release Joint Advisory on 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and international partners released joint Cybersecurity Advisory, 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities. This advisory…
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CSA: ConfusedPilot: Novel Attack on RAG-based AI Systems
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/confusedpilot-ut-austin-symmetry-systems-uncover-novel-attack-on-rag-based-ai-systems Source: CSA Title: ConfusedPilot: Novel Attack on RAG-based AI Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a newly discovered attack method called ConfusedPilot, which targets Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based AI systems like Microsoft 365 Copilot. This attack enables malicious actors to influence AI outputs by manipulating…
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Schneier on Security: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/criminals-exploiting-fbi-emergency-data-requests.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests Feedly Summary: I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will use it too. Turns out the same…