Tag: security threats
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The Register: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/backdoored_malware_repos/ Source: The Register Title: More than a hundred backdoored malware repos traced to single GitHub user Feedly Summary: Someone went to great lengths to prey on the next generation of cybercrooks Sophos thinks a single person or group called “ischhfd83" is behind more than a hundred backdoored malware variants targeting novice cybercriminals…
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Cisco Talos Blog: Newly identified wiper malware “PathWiper” targets critical infrastructure in Ukraine
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/pathwiper-targets-ukraine/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Newly identified wiper malware “PathWiper” targets critical infrastructure in Ukraine Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos observed a destructive attack on a critical infrastructure entity within Ukraine, using a previously unknown wiper we are calling “PathWiper.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cisco Talos has reported a destructive cyber…
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Slashdot: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/0023243/chinese-hacked-us-telecom-a-year-before-known-wireless-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported intrusion of Chinese hackers into an American telecommunications company in 2023 raises significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in U.S. communications infrastructure. Evidence suggests state-sponsored cyber activity has been ongoing…
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Slashdot: ‘Deliberate Attack’ Deletes Shopping App’s AWS and GitHub Resources
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/0442240/deliberate-attack-deletes-shopping-apps-aws-and-github-resources?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Deliberate Attack’ Deletes Shopping App’s AWS and GitHub Resources Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving KiranaPro highlights significant security threats facing cloud infrastructure and development environments, especially for startups. The reported deliberate attack compromised the company’s GitHub and AWS resources, emphasizing the critical importance…
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The Register: ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/connectwise_compromised_by_sophisticated_government/ Source: The Register Title: ConnectWise customers get mysterious warning about ‘sophisticated’ nation-state hack Feedly Summary: Pen tester on ScreenConnect bug: This one ‘terrifies’ me ConnectWise has brought in the big guns to investigate a “sophisticated nation state actor" that broke into its IT environment and then breached some of its customers.… AI…
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The Register: Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/30/fake_ai_installers_carry_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware Feedly Summary: Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text warns…