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  • The Register: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/who_is_ddosing_you_competitors/ Source: The Register Title: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users Feedly Summary: Plus: ‘Largest-ever’ duff traffic tsunami clocks in at 5.6 Tbps In addition to Chinese spies invading organizations’ networks and ransomware crews locking up sensitive files, botnets blasting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can still cause a…

  • Enterprise AI Trends: DeepSeek – The TikTok of LLMs?

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    Source URL: https://nextword.substack.com/p/deepseek-the-tiktok-of-llms Source: Enterprise AI Trends Title: DeepSeek – The TikTok of LLMs? Feedly Summary: What is DeepSeek’s strategy, and how everything might play out AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the recent release of DeepSeek’s open-source reasoning model, R1, highlighting its competitive pricing strategy compared to OpenAI’s models. It emphasizes…

  • Slashdot: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Phones Once Again Lean Heavily on AI

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    Source URL: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/01/22/2135233/samsungs-galaxy-s25-phones-once-again-lean-heavily-on-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Phones Once Again Lean Heavily on AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S25 series, enhancing the smartphones with advanced AI capabilities and large language models (LLMs) such as Google’s Gemini and its own Bixby. New features, including cross-app…

  • Slashdot: Mastercard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/22/1851200/mastercard-dns-error-went-unnoticed-for-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mastercard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A security researcher uncovered a five-year-long critical DNS misconfiguration in Mastercard’s systems that created significant security risks. The incident highlights the vulnerabilities in domain configurations which are vital to maintain robust information security practices.…

  • Alerts: CISA and FBI Release Advisory on How Threat Actors Chained Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Applications

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/22/cisa-and-fbi-release-advisory-how-threat-actors-chained-vulnerabilities-ivanti-cloud-service Source: Alerts Title: CISA and FBI Release Advisory on How Threat Actors Chained Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Applications Feedly Summary: CISA, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), released Threat Actors Chained Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Applications. This advisory was crafted in response to active exploitation of vulnerabilities—CVE-2024-8963,…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack and global DDoS trends for 2024 Q4

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-for-2024-q4/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack and global DDoS trends for 2024 Q4 Feedly Summary: 2024 ended with a bang. Cloudflare mitigated another record-breaking DDoS attack peaking at 5.6 Tbps. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report for Q4 of 2024 provides an in-depth…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/16/new-star-blizzard-spear-phishing-campaign-targets-whatsapp-accounts/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts Feedly Summary: In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the supposed opportunity to join a WhatsApp group. This is the first…

  • Hacker News: Mastercard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/mastercard-dns-error-went-unnoticed-for-years/ Source: Hacker News Title: Mastercard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving MasterCard’s DNS misconfiguration underscores the critical importance of accurate DNS management as a security measure in the financial sector. The flaw, which existed for nearly five years, highlights potential…

  • Krebs on Security: MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/mastercard-dns-error-went-unnoticed-for-years/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years Feedly Summary: The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration…

  • The Register: Infosec was literally the last item in Trump’s policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/trump_cyber_policy/ Source: The Register Title: Infosec was literally the last item in Trump’s policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch Feedly Summary: Everyone agrees defense matters. How to do it is up for debate Feature The Trump administration came to office this week without a detailed information security policy, but…