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  • NCSC Feed: Joint report on publicly available hacking tools

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/joint-report-on-publicly-available-hacking-tools Source: NCSC Feed Title: Joint report on publicly available hacking tools Feedly Summary: How to limit the effectiveness of tools commonly used by malicious actors. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report discusses collaboration among five nations’ cyber security authorities and evaluates the impact of publicly-available tools used in recent cyber…

  • CSA: How Can Healthcare Improve Cybersecurity? Lessons from 2024

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/from-ransomware-to-regulation-lessons-from-the-worst-year-of-healthcare-cyber-breaches Source: CSA Title: How Can Healthcare Improve Cybersecurity? Lessons from 2024 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the heightened cybersecurity challenges faced by the healthcare sector in 2024, emphasizing the increasing frequency and severity of cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, which poses serious threats to patient safety and healthcare…

  • The Register: CISA worker says 100-strong Red Team fired after DOGE cancelled contract

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/cisa_staff_layoffs/ Source: The Register Title: CISA worker says 100-strong Red Team fired after DOGE cancelled contract Feedly Summary: Election infosec advisory agency also shuttered A penetration tester who worked at the US govt’s CISA claims his 100-strong team was dismissed after Elon Musk’s Trump-blessed DOGE unit cancelled a contract – and that more…

  • Hacker News: Espressif’s Response to Undocumented Commands in ESP32 Bluetooth by Tarlogic

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    Source URL: https://www.espressif.com/en/news/response_esp32_bluetooth Source: Hacker News Title: Espressif’s Response to Undocumented Commands in ESP32 Bluetooth by Tarlogic Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Espressif addresses concerns regarding claims of a “backdoor” in its ESP32 chips, clarifying that the reported internal debug commands do not pose a security threat. The company emphasizes its…

  • Schneier on Security: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/silk-typhoon-hackers-indicted.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted Feedly Summary: Lots of interesting details in the story: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of 12 Chinese individuals accused of more than a decade of hacker intrusions around the world, including eight staffers for the contractor i-Soon, two…

  • Hacker News: ESP32 Undocumented Bluetooth Commands: Clearing the Air

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    Source URL: https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/03/esp32-bluetooth-clearing-the-air/ Source: Hacker News Title: ESP32 Undocumented Bluetooth Commands: Clearing the Air Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses security concerns related to undocumented HCI commands in the ESP32 Bluetooth controller, dismissing claims of a backdoor while outlining the nature of these commands and their implications for security.…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Admits GitHub Hosted Malware That Infected Almost a Million Devices

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/10/1652235/microsoft-admits-github-hosted-malware-that-infected-almost-a-million-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Admits GitHub Hosted Malware That Infected Almost a Million Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has identified a malvertising campaign that exposed nearly a million devices to malware, linking infected users to malicious websites through redirectors from pirate video streaming sites. This highlights the…

  • Hacker News: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials

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    Source URL: https://cyberinsider.com/polymorphic-chrome-extensions-impersonate-password-managers-to-steal-credentials/ Source: Hacker News Title: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The emergence of polymorphic browser extensions presents a significant security threat, particularly to users relying on legitimate extensions for secure tasks. These malicious extensions cleverly impersonate existing ones, executing sophisticated…

  • The Register: Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft admits GitHub used to store malware that infected almost a million devices Feedly Summary: Also, phone cleaner apps are a data-sucking scam, Singapore considering the literal rod for scammers, and more Infosec in Brief Microsoft has spotted a malvertising campaign that downloaded nastyware hosted on GitHub and…