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  • The Register: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/china_spy_juniper_routers/ Source: The Register Title: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs Feedly Summary: Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too Chinese spies have for months exploited old Juniper Networks routers, infecting the buggy gear with custom backdoors and gaining root access to the compromised…

  • Cloud Blog: Ghost in the Router: China-Nexus Espionage Actor UNC3886 Targets Juniper Routers

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/china-nexus-espionage-targets-juniper-routers/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Ghost in the Router: China-Nexus Espionage Actor UNC3886 Targets Juniper Routers Feedly Summary: Written by: Lukasz Lamparski, Punsaen Boonyakarn, Shawn Chew, Frank Tse, Jakub Jozwiak, Mathew Potaczek, Logeswaran Nadarajan, Nick Harbour, Mustafa Nasser Introduction In mid 2024, Mandiant discovered threat actors deployed custom backdoors on Juniper Networks’ Junos…

  • Hacker News: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of an undocumented backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip presents significant security risks, especially in IoT devices. This backdoor allows for device spoofing, unauthorized access,…

  • Slashdot: Palo Alto Firewalls Under Attack As Miscreants Chain Flaws For Root Access

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/19/2059256/palo-alto-firewalls-under-attack-as-miscreants-chain-flaws-for-root-access?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palo Alto Firewalls Under Attack As Miscreants Chain Flaws For Root Access Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides critical information regarding recent vulnerabilities discovered in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software, highlighting the urgency for users to apply patches to prevent exploitation. These vulnerabilities could…

  • The Register: Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/palo_alto_firewall_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access Feedly Summary: If you want to avoid urgent patches, stop exposing management consoles to the public internet A flaw patched last week by Palo Alto Networks is now under active attack and, when chained with two…

  • The Register: Cisco patches two critical Identity Services Engine flaws

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/cisco_plugs_two_critical_ise_bugs/ Source: The Register Title: Cisco patches two critical Identity Services Engine flaws Feedly Summary: One gives root access, the other lets you steal info and reconfig nodes, in the right (or should that be wrong) circumstances Cisco has fixed two critical vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow an…

  • Hacker News: Running DeepSeek R1 on Your Own (cheap) Hardware – The fast and easy way

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    Source URL: https://linux-howto.org/running-deepseek-r1-on-your-own-hardware-the-fast-and-easy-way Source: Hacker News Title: Running DeepSeek R1 on Your Own (cheap) Hardware – The fast and easy way Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a step-by-step guide to setting up and running the DeepSeek R1 large language model on personal hardware, emphasizing its independence from cloud…

  • Hacker News: Trusting clients is probably a security flaw

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    Source URL: https://liberda.nl/weblog/trust-no-client/ Source: Hacker News Title: Trusting clients is probably a security flaw Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses the challenges and implications of application security checks within mobile apps, particularly through the lens of a specific case involving the McDonald’s app and the complications arising from user…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Find the helpers

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/find-the-helpers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Find the helpers Feedly Summary: Bill discusses how to find ‘the helpers’ and the importance of knowledge sharing. Plus, there’s a lot to talk about in our latest vulnerability roundup. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This edition of the Threat Source newsletter emphasizes the importance of…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/slew-of-wavlink-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Forty-four vulnerabilities and sixty-three CVEs were discovered across ten .cgi and three .sh files, as well as the static login page, of the Wavlink AC3000 wireless router web application.  The Wavlink AC3000 wireless router is…