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  • The Register: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/google_android_patch_netgear/ Source: The Register Title: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation Feedly Summary: Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.……

  • Hacker News: AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability

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    Source URL: https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-4xq7-4mgh-gp6w Source: Hacker News Title: AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security vulnerability in AMD Zen-based CPUs identified by Google’s Security Team, which allows local administrator-level attacks on the microcode verification process. This is significant for professionals in infrastructure and hardware…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • The Register: Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/backdoored_contec_patient_monitors_leak_data/ Source: The Register Title: Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP Feedly Summary: PLUS: MGM settles breach suits; AWS doesn’t trust you with security defaults; A new .NET backdoor; and more Infosec in brief The United States Food and Drug Administration has told medical facilities…

  • The Register: VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/vmware_infomration_disclosure_flaws/ Source: The Register Title: VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation Feedly Summary: Consider patching soon because cybercrooks love to hit vulnerable tools from Broadcom’s virtualization giant Broadcom has fixed five flaws, collectively deemed “high severity," in VMware’s IT operations and log management tools within Cloud Foundation, including two information disclosure bugs…

  • CSA: How to Address System Vulnerabilities in the Cloud

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/01/30/top-threat-8-patch-protect-prevail-navigating-system-vulnerabilities Source: CSA Title: How to Address System Vulnerabilities in the Cloud Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text outlines the eighth top threat from CSA’s Top Threats to Cloud Computing 2024, focusing specifically on System Vulnerabilities. It highlights the major categories of vulnerabilities and their impacts while emphasizing mitigation…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Talos IR trends Q4 2024: Web shell usage and exploitation of public-facing applications spike

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/talos-ir-trends-q4-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Talos IR trends Q4 2024: Web shell usage and exploitation of public-facing applications spike Feedly Summary: This new report from Cisco Talos Incident Response explores how threat actors increasingly deployed web shells against vulnerable web applications, and exploited vulnerable or unpatched public-facing applications to gain initial access.…

  • Unit 42: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138128 Source: Unit 42 Title: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia Feedly Summary: A Chinese-linked espionage campaign targeted entities in South Asia using rare techniques like DNS exfiltration, with the aim to steal sensitive data. The post CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia appeared first…

  • The Register: Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/linux_kernel_tweak/ Source: The Register Title: Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say Feedly Summary: Not bad for 30 lines of code Hardware keeps getting faster, but it’s still worth taking a step back periodically and revisiting your code. You might just uncover a little tweak that wrings…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Whatsup Gold, Observium and Offis vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/whatsup-gold-observium-offis-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Whatsup Gold, Observium and Offis vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities in Observium, three vulnerabilities in Offis, and four vulnerabilities in Whatsup Gold.   These vulnerabilities exist in Observium, a network observation and monitoring system; Offis DCMTK, a collection of libraries and applications…