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  • The Register: HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/hopefully_just_a_poc_hybridpetya/ Source: The Register Title: HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend Feedly Summary: Although it hasn’t been seen in the wild yet A new ransomware strain dubbed HybridPetya was able to exploit a patched vulnerability to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot on unrevoked…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: AI wrote my code and all I got was this broken prototype

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ai-wrote-my-code-and-all-i-got-was-this-broken-prototype/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: AI wrote my code and all I got was this broken prototype Feedly Summary: Can AI really write safer code? Martin dusts off his software engineer skills to put it it to the test. Find out what AI code failed at, and what it was surprisingly good…

  • The Register: Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/emoji_use_ai_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI Feedly Summary: Kodane code was either machine-generated or done by a teenager An NPM package packed with cryptocurrency-stealing malware appears to have been largely AI-generated, as evidenced by its liberal use of emojis and other telltale signs.……

  • The Register: Beware of fake SonicWall VPN app that steals users’ credentials

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/unknown_crims_using_hacked_sonicwall/ Source: The Register Title: Beware of fake SonicWall VPN app that steals users’ credentials Feedly Summary: A good reminder not to download apps from non-vendor sites Unknown miscreants are distributing a fake SonicWall app to steal users’ VPN credentials.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a critical cybersecurity issue…

  • The Register: Minecraft cheaters never win … but they may get malware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/minecraft_mod_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Minecraft cheaters never win … but they may get malware Feedly Summary: Infostealers posing as popular cheat tools are cropping up on GitHub Trojanized Minecraft cheat tools hosted on GitHub have secretly installed stealers that siphon credentials, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data when executed by players.… AI…