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  • Microsoft Security Blog: New Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices: Practical guides to strengthen security

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/07/new-microsoft-secure-future-initiative-sfi-patterns-and-practices-practical-guides-to-strengthen-security/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices: Practical guides to strengthen security Feedly Summary: Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices are practical, actionable, insights from practitioners for practitioners based on Microsoft’s implementation of Zero Trust through the Microsoft Secure Future Initiatives. By adopting these patterns, organizations can accelerate their…

  • Slashdot: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/1812256/google-says-hackers-are-sending-extortion-emails-to-executives?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has reported that hackers associated with the ransomware group cl0p are sending extortion emails to executives, threatening the release of stolen sensitive data from Oracle business applications. The authenticity of these…

  • The Register: Cybercrims claim raid on 28,000 Red Hat repos, say they have sensitive customer files

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/cybercrims_claim_raid_on_28000/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercrims claim raid on 28,000 Red Hat repos, say they have sensitive customer files Feedly Summary: 570GB of data claimed to be stolen by the Crimson Collective A hacking crew claims to have broken into Red Hat’s private GitHub repositories, exfiltrating some 570GB of compressed data, including sensitive…

  • The Register: Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/sonicwall_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data Feedly Summary: Vendor pulls plug on cloud backup feature, urges admins to reset passwords and re-secure devices SonicWall is telling some customers to reset passwords after attackers broke into its cloud backup service and accessed firewall configuration data.… AI…

  • Krebs on Security: Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/self-replicating-worm-hits-180-software-packages/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages Feedly Summary: At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages…

  • The Register: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/ransomware_recovery_codes_plaintext/ Source: The Register Title: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Feedly Summary: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because…