Tag: response strategies
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		The Register: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yetSource 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 itSource 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 ItSource 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 ItSource 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 shutdownSource 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 macOSSource 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 frameworkSource 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… 
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		Cloud Blog: Boosting defenders with AI: What’s coming at Security Summit 2025Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/boosting-defenders-with-ai-whats-coming-at-security-summit-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Boosting defenders with AI: What’s coming at Security Summit 2025 Feedly Summary: While AI can help empower defenders, it can also create new security challenges. Those two critical, interconnected themes are driving our announcements and presentations for this year’s Google Cloud Security Summit.Join us live for Security Summit…