Tag: neutral

  • The Register: FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/fbi_french_cops_boot_chinas/ Source: The Register Title: FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America Feedly Summary: Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn! The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based computers that had been infected by Chinese government-backed criminals, according to newly…

  • Cloud Blog: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/backscatter-automated-configuration-extraction/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction Feedly Summary: Written by: Josh Triplett Executive Summary Backscatter is a tool developed by the Mandiant FLARE team that aims to automatically extract malware configurations. It relies on static signatures and emulation to extract this information without dynamic execution, bypassing anti-analysis logic present in…

  • Hacker News: How is my Browser blocking RWX execution?

    Source URL: https://rwxstoned.github.io/2025-01-04-Reviewing-browser-hooks/ Source: Hacker News Title: How is my Browser blocking RWX execution? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a novel security feature implemented in a popular browser that functions similarly to an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) system. By monitoring thread creation at runtime, the browser can…

  • Cloud Blog: Spanner in 2024: A year of innovation

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/spanner-innovations-in-2024/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Spanner in 2024: A year of innovation Feedly Summary: Spanner is Google’s always-on, virtually unlimited database that powers planet-scale applications like Gmail, YouTube, and Google Photos. Outside of Google, Spanner powers demanding workloads for household brands like Yahoo!, The Home Depot, Wayfair, and Pokémon Go. Today, Spanner handles…

  • The Register: US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/house_ai_policy_requests/ Source: The Register Title: US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests Feedly Summary: Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter After 10 months of work, the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the US house of Congress has unveiled its report,…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft, Atom Computing Leap Ahead On the Quantum Frontier With Logical Qubits

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/0026222/microsoft-atom-computing-leap-ahead-on-the-quantum-frontier-with-logical-qubits?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft, Atom Computing Leap Ahead On the Quantum Frontier With Logical Qubits Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft and Atom Computing have achieved a significant milestone in developing fault-tolerant quantum computing. The advancement involves utilizing quantum capabilities through Azure cloud service, while also addressing error correction…