Tag: response strategies
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The Register: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yet
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/first_aipowered_ransomware_spotted_by/ Source: The Register Title: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yet Feedly Summary: Oh, look, a use case for OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b model ESET malware researchers Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strycek have discovered what they describe as the “first known AI-powered ransomware," which they named PromptLock. … AI Summary and Description:…
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The Register: Citrix patches trio of NetScaler bugs – after attackers beat them to it
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/citrix_patches_trio_of_netscaler/ Source: The Register Title: Citrix patches trio of NetScaler bugs – after attackers beat them to it Feedly Summary: Criminals already abusing its latest zero-days Citrix has pushed out fixes for three fresh NetScaler holes – and yes, they’ve already been used in the wild before the vendor got around to patching.……
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Slashdot: Amid Service Disruption, Colt Confirms ‘Criminal Group’ Accessed Their Data, As Ransomware Gang Threatens to Sell It
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/23/0910226/amid-service-disruption-colt-confirms-criminal-group-accessed-their-data-as-ransomware-gang-threatens-to-sell-it?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amid Service Disruption, Colt Confirms ‘Criminal Group’ Accessed Their Data, As Ransomware Gang Threatens to Sell It Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Colt Telecom has faced a significant cyber attack leading to prolonged service disruption and data theft. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in telecommunications infrastructure and…
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Slashdot: Amid Service Disruption, Colt Telecom Confirms ‘Criminal Group’ Accessed Their Data, As Ransomware Gang Threatens to Sell It
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/23/0910226/amid-service-disruption-colt-telecom-confirms-criminal-group-accessed-their-data-as-ransomware-gang-threatens-to-sell-it?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amid Service Disruption, Colt Telecom Confirms ‘Criminal Group’ Accessed Their Data, As Ransomware Gang Threatens to Sell It Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cyber attack on Colt Telecom that has led to prolonged service disruptions and the theft of customer documentation.…
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The Register: Short circuit: Electronics supplier to tech giants suffers ransomware shutdown
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/data_io_ransomware_attack_temporarily/ Source: The Register Title: Short circuit: Electronics supplier to tech giants suffers ransomware shutdown Feedly Summary: Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft among major customers Data I/O, a major electronics manufacturer whose customers include Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, notified federal regulators that it fell victim to a ransomware infection on August 16…
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The Register: Apple rushes out fix for active zero-day in iOS and macOS
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/apple_imageio_exploit/ Source: The Register Title: Apple rushes out fix for active zero-day in iOS and macOS Feedly Summary: Another ‘extremely sophisticated’ exploit chewing at Cupertino’s walled garden Apple has shipped emergency updates to fix an actively exploited zero-day in its ImageIO framework, warning that the flaw has already been abused in targeted attacks.……
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Microsoft Security Blog: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/18/dissecting-pipemagic-inside-the-architecture-of-a-modular-backdoor-framework/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework Feedly Summary: A comprehensive technical deep dive on PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application. Beneath its disguise, PipeMagic is a sophisticated malware framework designed for flexibility and…