Tag: security audit

  • Hacker News: X41 Reviewed Mullvad VPN

    Source URL: https://x41-dsec.de/news/2024/12/11/mullvad/ Source: Hacker News Title: X41 Reviewed Mullvad VPN Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a white box penetration test conducted by X41 on the Mullvad VPN application, revealing a high security standard with six vulnerabilities identified. The report highlights the complexity of the application running across…

  • Hacker News: Ultralytics AI model hijacked to infect thousands with cryptominer

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ Source: Hacker News Title: Ultralytics AI model hijacked to infect thousands with cryptominer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Ultralytics YOLO11 AI model was compromised due to a supply chain attack that led to the deployment of cryptominers when users installed certain versions from PyPI. This incident highlights…

  • Slashdot: Data Broker Leaves 600K+ Sensitive Files Exposed Online

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/27/2253216/data-broker-leaves-600k-sensitive-files-exposed-online Source: Slashdot Title: Data Broker Leaves 600K+ Sensitive Files Exposed Online Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant security breach involving an unprotected Amazon S3 bucket owned by SL Data Services, which exposed over 600,000 sensitive files containing personal information, including criminal histories and background checks.…

  • Krebs on Security: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/hacker-in-snowflake-extortions-may-be-a-u-s-soldier/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier Feedly Summary: Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains…

  • Slashdot: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/24/0414244/github-announces-new-open-source-fund-with-security-mentoring?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund has been launched with a commitment of $1.25 million to support open-source projects. This initiative aims to provide funding and mentorship to maintainers of critical software,…

  • AWS News Blog: Introducing new capabilities to AWS CloudTrail Lake to enhance your cloud visibility and investigations

    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-new-capabilities-to-aws-cloudtrail-lake-to-enhance-your-cloud-visibility-and-investigations/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Introducing new capabilities to AWS CloudTrail Lake to enhance your cloud visibility and investigations Feedly Summary: CloudTrail Lake updates simplify auditing with AI-powered queries, summarization, and enhanced dashboards for deeper AWS activity insights. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details new features and enhancements to…

  • CSA: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security?

    Source URL: https://www.valencesecurity.com/resources/blogs/why-application-specific-passwords-are-a-security-risk-in-google-workspace Source: CSA Title: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security risks related to Application-Specific Passwords (ASPs) in Google Workspace, emphasizing their vulnerabilities and the need for stronger authentication methods. It provides practical security tips to mitigate the risks associated…

  • Rekt: Polter Finance

    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/polter-finance-rekt Source: Rekt Title: Polter Finance Feedly Summary: After losing roughly $8.7 million to a textbook case of oracle manipulation, Polter Finance is scrambling to clean up the mess. Their unaudited protocol left key vulnerabilities wide open, and now they’re facing the fallout. Another day, another lesson in DeFi’s recklessness. AI Summary and…

  • The Register: Microsoft Power Pages misconfigurations exposing sensitive data

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/microsoft_power_pages_misconfigurations/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Power Pages misconfigurations exposing sensitive data Feedly Summary: NHS supplier that leaked employee info fell victim to fiddly access controls that can leave databases dangling online Private businesses and public-sector organizations are unwittingly exposing millions of people’s sensitive information to the public internet because they misconfigure Microsoft’s…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/openai-public-bug-bounty/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Feedly Summary: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Reading this investigation of the security boundaries of OpenAI’s Code Interpreter environment helped me realize that the rules for OpenAI’s public bug bounty inadvertently double as the missing details for a whole bunch of different aspects of…