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  • The Register: China’s cyber intrusions took a sinister turn in 2024

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/31/china_cyber_intrusions_2024/ Source: The Register Title: China’s cyber intrusions took a sinister turn in 2024 Feedly Summary: From targeted espionage to pre-positioning – not that they are mutually exclusive The Chinese government’s intrusions into America’s telecommunications and other critical infrastructure networks this year appears to signal a shift from cyberspying as usual to prepping…

  • Wired: US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/us-treasury-hacked-by-china/ Source: Wired Title: US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China Feedly Summary: Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The US Treasury Department experienced…

  • Hacker News: Apache fixes Traffic Control bug that attackers could exploit

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    Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/apache-fixes-traffic-control-bug-that-attackers-could-exploit Source: Hacker News Title: Apache fixes Traffic Control bug that attackers could exploit Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a critical vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control, specifically the Traffic Ops component, which is rated 9.9 on the CVSS scale. This SQL injection vulnerability enables privileged attackers…

  • Hacker News: Does current AI represent a dead end?

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    Source URL: https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/does-current-ai-represent-a-dead-end/ Source: Hacker News Title: Does current AI represent a dead end? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text underscores the challenges and unmanageability of current AI systems, particularly those based on large neural networks like LLMs and generative AI. It highlights the ethical implications of data usage and…

  • Hacker News: Fighting spam with Haskell at Meta (2015)

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    Source URL: https://engineering.fb.com/2015/06/26/security/fighting-spam-with-haskell/ Source: Hacker News Title: Fighting spam with Haskell at Meta (2015) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses Facebook’s Sigma system, which is designed for proactively identifying and removing spam and abusive content. The significant improvement in performance and capability achieved through the transition from the custom…

  • The Register: T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way ‘I’ve not seen in my career’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/tmobile_cso_telecom_attack/ Source: The Register Title: T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way ‘I’ve not seen in my career’ Feedly Summary: Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat interview While Chinese-government-backed spies maintained access to US telecommunications providers’ networks for months…

  • The Register: T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way ‘I’ve not seen in my career’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/tmobile_cso_telecom_attack/ Source: The Register Title: T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way ‘I’ve not seen in my career’ Feedly Summary: Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat interview While Chinese-government-backed spies maintained access to US telecommunications providers’ networks for months…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/19/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-12356 BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Eight Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/19/cisa-releases-eight-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Eight Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released eight Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on December 19, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-354-01 Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU ICSA-24-354-02 Hitachi Energy SDM600 ICSA-24-354-03 Delta Electronics DTM…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/exploring-vulnerable-windows-drivers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers Feedly Summary: This post is the result of research into the real-world application of the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) technique along with Cisco Talos’ series of posts about  malicious Windows drivers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an…