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  • 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…

  • The Register: Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/wacom_data_loss/ Source: The Register Title: Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout Feedly Summary: Digital canvas slinger indicates dot-com was skimmed for over a month Graphics tablet maker Wacom has warned customers their credit card details may well have been stolen by miscreants while they were buying stuff…

  • 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…

  • The Register: Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/ddos_attacks_aquabot_mitel/ Source: The Register Title: Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet Feedly Summary: And now you won’t stop calling me, I’m kinda busy A new variant of the Mirai-based malware Aquabot is actively exploiting a vulnerability in Mitel phones to build a remote-controlled…

  • The Register: Apple plugs security hole in its iThings that’s already been exploited in iOS

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/apple_cve_2025_24085/ Source: The Register Title: Apple plugs security hole in its iThings that’s already been exploited in iOS Feedly Summary: Cupertino kicks off the year with a zero-day Apple has plugged a security hole in the software at the heart of its iPhones, iPads, Vision Pro goggles, Apple TVs and macOS Sequoia Macs, warning…

  • CSA: Cloud Security for the Toxic Cloud Trilogy of Threats

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    Source URL: https://www.tenable.com/blog/whos-afraid-of-a-toxic-cloud-trilogy Source: CSA Title: Cloud Security for the Toxic Cloud Trilogy of Threats Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Tenable Cloud Risk Report 2024 addresses critical vulnerabilities in cloud computing, emphasizing the challenges organizations face in managing cloud security. It explores a concept termed the “toxic cloud trilogy,” highlighting unremediated…

  • The Register: UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/25/uk_telco_talktalk_confirms_investigation/ Source: The Register Title: UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway Feedly Summary: Spinner says crim’s claims ‘very significantly overstated’ UK broadband and TV provider TalkTalk says it’s currently investigating claims made on cybercrime forums alleging data from the company was up for grabs.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Rekt: Phemex – Rekt

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    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/phemex-rekt Source: Rekt Title: Phemex – Rekt Feedly Summary: When your hot wallets become 16 points of failure, $73M makes an expensive lesson in access control. From Ethereum to Solana, CEX Phemex just demonstrated how to turn multi-chain support into a masterclass in multi-chain mayhem. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Slashdot: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/0039249/backdoor-infecting-vpns-used-magic-packets-for-stealth-and-security Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** This text discusses a newly discovered backdoor malware named “J-Magic,” which targets enterprise VPNs running on Juniper Networks’ Junos OS. The backdoor employs advanced techniques, such as passive…

  • Hacker News: Susctl CVE-2024-54507: A particularly ‘sus’ sysctl in the XNU kernel

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    Source URL: https://jprx.io/cve-2024-54507/ Source: Hacker News Title: Susctl CVE-2024-54507: A particularly ‘sus’ sysctl in the XNU kernel Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security vulnerability (CVE-2024-54507) within the XNU kernel related to the sysctl interface, leading to an out-of-bounds read. This provides an important case study for software…