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  • The Register: Hm, why are so many DrayTek routers stuck in a bootloop?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/draytek_routers_bootloop/ Source: The Register Title: Hm, why are so many DrayTek routers stuck in a bootloop? Feedly Summary: Time to update your firmware, if you can, to one with the security fixes, cough cough DrayTek router owners in the UK and beyond had a pretty miserable weekend after some ISPs began to notice…

  • Hacker News: Next.js and the corrupt middleware: the authorizing artifact

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    Source URL: https://zhero-web-sec.github.io/research-and-things/nextjs-and-the-corrupt-middleware Source: Hacker News Title: Next.js and the corrupt middleware: the authorizing artifact Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a critical security vulnerability discovered in Next.js, a widely used JavaScript framework, specifically regarding its middleware functionality. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access by manipulating request headers, which could…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/20/cisa-releases-five-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released five Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on March 20, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-079-01 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ ICSA-25-079-02 Schneider Electric Enerlin’X IFE and eIFE ICSA-25-079-03 Siemens Simcenter…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/microsoft_trend_flaw/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability identified by Trend Micro that has been exploited in a prolonged espionage campaign, highlighting Microsoft’s response (or lack thereof) to the issue. It underscores the…

  • Embrace The Red: Sneaky Bits: Advanced Data Smuggling Techniques (ASCII Smuggler Updates)

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/sneaky-bits-and-ascii-smuggler/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Sneaky Bits: Advanced Data Smuggling Techniques (ASCII Smuggler Updates) Feedly Summary: You are likely aware of ASCII Smuggling via Unicode Tags. It is unique and fascinating because many LLMs inherently interpret these as instructions when delivered as hidden prompt injection, and LLMs can also emit them. Then,…

  • The Register: MINJA sneak attack poisons AI models for other chatbot users

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/minja_attack_poisons_ai_model_memory/ Source: The Register Title: MINJA sneak attack poisons AI models for other chatbot users Feedly Summary: Nothing like an OpenAI-powered agent leaking data or getting confused over what someone else whispered to it AI models with memory aim to enhance user interactions by recalling past engagements. However, this feature opens the door…

  • The Register: VMware patches guest-to-hypervisor escape flaws already under attack

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/vmware_plugs_three_hypervisorhijack_holes/ Source: The Register Title: VMware patches guest-to-hypervisor escape flaws already under attack Feedly Summary: The heap overflow in the memory unsafe code by Miss Creant Broadcom today pushed out patches for three VMware hypervisor-hijacking bugs, including one rated critical, that have already been found and exploited by criminals.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/february-patch-tuesday-release/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Microsoft has released its monthly security update for January of 2025 which includes 58 vulnerabilities, including 3 that Microsoft marked as “critical” and one marked as “moderate". The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Nine Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/04/cisa-releases-nine-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Nine Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released nine Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on February 4, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-035-01 Western Telematic Inc NPS Series, DSM Series, CPM Series ICSA-25-035-02 Rockwell Automation 1756-L8zS3…