Tag: security professionals
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Hacker News: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store
Source URL: https://securelist.com/sparkcat-stealer-in-app-store-and-google-play/115385/ Source: Hacker News Title: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity threat involving a malware campaign known as “SparkCat,” which targets Android and iOS devices by embedding malicious SDKs in popular apps to steal sensitive information,…
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Hacker News: Okta Bcrypt incident lessons for designing better APIs
Source URL: https://n0rdy.foo/posts/20250121/okta-bcrypt-lessons-for-better-apis/ Source: Hacker News Title: Okta Bcrypt incident lessons for designing better APIs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security incident involving Okta and the vulnerabilities associated with the Bcrypt hashing algorithm when utilized improperly. It highlights how the lack of input validation in some cryptographic…
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Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/05/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-53104 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to…
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Data and computer security | The Guardian: Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown
Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/05/global-ransomware-payments-plunge-by-a-third-amid-crackdown Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown Feedly Summary: Money stolen falls from record $1.25bn to $813m as more victims refuse to pay off criminal gangsRansomware payments fell by more than a third last year to $813m (£650m) as victims refused…
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Schneier on Security: On Generative AI Security
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/on-generative-ai-security.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: On Generative AI Security Feedly Summary: Microsoft’s AI Red Team just published “Lessons from Red Teaming 100 Generative AI Products.” Their blog post lists “three takeaways,” but the eight lessons in the report itself are more useful: Understand what the system can do and where it is…
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The Register: Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/windows_11_hardware_requirement_workaround/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page Feedly Summary: You’ll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you’ll like it For the past three years, Microsoft documented a way to run Windows 11 on PCs that lack Trusted Platform Module 2.0 hardware –…
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Hacker News: Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance
Source URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/business/google-ai-weapons-surveillance/index.html Source: Hacker News Title: Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has made significant changes to its AI ethics policy, notably removing commitments against using AI for weaponry and surveillance. This shift reflects a growing competition for…