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The Register: 8,000+ Asus routers popped in ‘advanced’ mystery botnet plot

May 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/29/8000_asus_routers_popped_in/ Source: The Register Title: 8,000+ Asus routers popped in ‘advanced’ mystery botnet plot Feedly Summary: No formal attribution made but two separate probes hint at the same suspect Thousands of Asus routers are currently ensnared by a new botnet that is trying to disable Trend Micro security features before exploiting vulnerabilities for…

Anchore: False Positives and False Negatives in Vulnerability Scanning: Lessons from the Trenches

May 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/false-positives-and-false-negatives-in-vulnerability-scanning/ Source: Anchore Title: False Positives and False Negatives in Vulnerability Scanning: Lessons from the Trenches Feedly Summary: When Good Scanners Flag Bad Results Imagine this: Friday afternoon, your deployment pipeline runs smoothly, tests pass, and you’re ready to push that new release to production. Then suddenly: BEEP BEEP BEEP – your vulnerability…

Cisco Talos Blog: Cybercriminals camouflaging threats as AI tool installers

May 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fake-ai-tool-installers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Cybercriminals camouflaging threats as AI tool installers Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has uncovered new threats, including ransomware like CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t, and a destructive malware called Numero, all disguised as legitimate AI tool installers to target victims. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text reveals critical…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-github-models 0.15

May 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/29/llm-github-models-015/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-github-models 0.15 Feedly Summary: llm-github-models 0.15 Anthony Shaw’s llm-github-models plugin just got an upgrade: it now supports LLM 0.26 tool use for a subset of the models hosted on the GitHub Models API, contributed by Caleb Brose. The neat thing about this GitHub Models plugin is that…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-mistral 0.14

May 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/29/llm-mistral-014/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-mistral 0.14 Feedly Summary: llm-mistral 0.14 I added tool-support to my plugin for accessing the Mistral API from LLM today, plus support for Mistral’s new Codestral Embed embedding model. An interesting challenge here is that I’m not using an official client library for llm-mistral – I rolled…

Slashdot: Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

May 28, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/28/2024243/mysterious-database-of-184-million-records-exposes-vast-array-of-login-credentials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses the discovery of a significant data breach involving 184 million login credentials from numerous high-profile services, raising serious security concerns because of the inclusion of government-associated…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Nvidia’s Revenue Jumps to $44.1 Billion Despite A.I. Chip Controls

May 28, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/technology/nvidia-earnings-ai-chips.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Nvidia’s Revenue Jumps to $44.1 Billion Despite A.I. Chip Controls Feedly Summary: The company continued to grow fast in its most recent quarter despite new rules restricting the sale of A.I chips to China. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the…

ISC2 Think Tank: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Info Session

May 28, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/webinars/thinktank?commid=642637 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Info Session Feedly Summary: Join us for a deep dive into Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), the software security credential from ISC2, creator of the CISSP. As organizations continue to pursue digital transformation initiatives, the threat landscape is always expanding.…

The Register: DragonForce double-whammy: First hit an MSP, then use RMM software to push ransomware

May 28, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/28/dragonforce_ransomware_gang_sets_fire/ Source: The Register Title: DragonForce double-whammy: First hit an MSP, then use RMM software to push ransomware Feedly Summary: SimpleHelp was the vector for the attack DragonForce ransomware infected a managed service provider, and its customers, after attackers exploited security flaws in remote monitoring and management tool SimpleHelp.… AI Summary and Description:…

The Register: Don’t click on that Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool

May 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/fake_social_media_ads_ai_tool/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t click on that Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool Feedly Summary: Millions may fall for it – and end up with malware instead A group of miscreants tracked as UNC6032 is exploiting interest in AI video generators by planting malicious ads on social media platforms to steal…

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