Tag: motivations
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The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…
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The Register: Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/canada_cybersec_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years Feedly Summary: India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time A report by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information from government networks for five years.… AI Summary…
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Hacker News: Polish radio station ditches DJs, journalists for AI-generated college kids
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/25/polish_radio_station_ai_hosts/ Source: Hacker News Title: Polish radio station ditches DJs, journalists for AI-generated college kids Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the decision by Polish radio station OFF Radio Krakow to replace human on-air talent with AI hosts as part of an experiment. This move raises significant…
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Slashdot: The Government is Getting Fed Up With Ransomware Payments Fueling Endless Cycle of Cyberattacks
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/10/18/1618246/the-government-is-getting-fed-up-with-ransomware-payments-fueling-endless-cycle-of-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The Government is Getting Fed Up With Ransomware Payments Fueling Endless Cycle of Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rising threat of ransomware attacks in 2024, highlighting U.S. officials’ calls for reform in cyber insurance practices that may inadvertently support criminal activities.…
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The Register: Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/zerodha_open_source_fund/ Source: The Register Title: Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON Feedly Summary: India-based stockbroker Zerodha pledges $1M a year for open source projects Zerodha, an India-based stock brokerage, has launched a fund to support open source software, to which the company attributes its existence and success.… AI Summary and…
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Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5647-romcom/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants Feedly Summary: By Dmytro Korzhevin, Asheer Malhotra, Vanja Svajcer and Vitor Ventura. Cisco Talos has observed a new wave of attacks active since at least late 2023, from a Russian speaking group we track as “UAT-5647”, against Ukrainian…