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  • Schneier on Security: AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/ai-enabled-influence-operation-against-iran.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran Feedly Summary: Citizen Lab has uncovered a coordinated AI-enabled influence operation against the Iranian government, probably conducted by Israel. Key Findings A coordinated network of more than 50 inauthentic X profiles is conducting an AI-enabled influence operation. The network, which we refer…

  • 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: Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/clop_oracle_extortion/ Source: The Register Title: Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims Feedly Summary: Extortion emails name-drop Big Red’s E-Business Suite, though Google and Mandiant yet to find proof of any breach Criminals with potential links to the notorious Clop ransomware mob are bombarding Oracle execs with extortion emails, claiming…

  • The Register: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/phantom_taurus_apt/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers Feedly Summary: ‘Phantom Taurus’ created custom malware to hunt secrets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Threat-hunters at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have decided a gang they spotted two years ago is backed by China, after seeing…

  • The Register: Google bolts AI into Drive to catch ransomware, but crooks not shaking yet

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/google_drive_ai_ransomware_detection/ Source: The Register Title: Google bolts AI into Drive to catch ransomware, but crooks not shaking yet Feedly Summary: Stopping the spread isn’t the same as stopping attacks, period Google on Tuesday rolled out a new AI tool in Drive for desktop that it says will pause syncing to limit ransomware damage,…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Great Scott, I’m tired

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/great-scott-im-tired/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Great Scott, I’m tired Feedly Summary: Hazel celebrates unseen effort in cybersecurity and shares some PII. Completely unrelated, but did you know “Back to the Future” turns 40 this year? AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The content primarily discusses recent cybersecurity threats, including the emergence of…

  • The Register: Former FinWise employee may have accessed nearly 700K customer records

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/finwise_insider_data_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Former FinWise employee may have accessed nearly 700K customer records Feedly Summary: Bank says incident went undetected for over a year before discovery in June A US fintech biz is writing to nearly 700,000 customers because a former employee may have accessed or acquired their data after leaving…

  • The Register: Attackers snooping around Sitecore, dropping malware via public sample keys

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/unknown_miscreants_snooping_around_sitecore/ Source: The Register Title: Attackers snooping around Sitecore, dropping malware via public sample keys Feedly Summary: You cut and pasted the machine key from the official documentation? Ouch Unknown miscreants are exploiting a configuration vulnerability in multiple Sitecore products to achieve remote code execution via a publicly exposed key and deploy snooping…

  • The Register: Crims claim HexStrike AI penetration tool makes quick work of Citrix bugs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/hexstrike_ai_citrix_exploits/ Source: The Register Title: Crims claim HexStrike AI penetration tool makes quick work of Citrix bugs Feedly Summary: LLMs and 0-days – what could possibly go wrong? Attackers on underground forums claimed they were using HexStrike AI, an open-source red-teaming tool, against Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities within hours of disclosure, according to Check…