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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Slashdot: Signal President Calls Out Agentic AI As Having ‘Profound’ Security and Privacy Issues

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/07/2310205/signal-president-calls-out-agentic-ai-as-having-profound-security-and-privacy-issues?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Signal President Calls Out Agentic AI As Having ‘Profound’ Security and Privacy Issues Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, cautioned at SXSW about the serious privacy and security threats posed by agentic AI, which requires extensive access to personal user data and…

  • Hacker News: Exposing Russian EFF Impersonators: The Inside Story on Stealc and Pyramid C2

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    Source URL: https://hunt.io/blog/russian-speaking-actors-impersonate-etf-distribute-stealc-pyramid-c2 Source: Hacker News Title: Exposing Russian EFF Impersonators: The Inside Story on Stealc and Pyramid C2 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of a cyber attack targeting the online gaming community, specifically through impersonation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to conduct phishing…

  • The Register: Ex-Googler Schmidt warns US: Try an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ and get MAIM’d

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/schmidt_ai_superintelligence/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-Googler Schmidt warns US: Try an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ and get MAIM’d Feedly Summary: That’s Mutual Assured AI Malfunction in the race for superintelligence ANALYSIS Former Google chief Eric Schmidt says the US should refrain from pursuing a latter-day “Manhattan Project" to gain AI supremacy, as this will…

  • Slashdot: US Congressional Panel Urges Americans To Ditch China-made Routers

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/1513201/us-congressional-panel-urges-americans-to-ditch-china-made-routers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Congressional Panel Urges Americans To Ditch China-made Routers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A U.S. congressional committee has issued a recommendation for Americans to discard Chinese-made wireless routers, particularly those by TP-Link, citing significant security risks that could jeopardize U.S. critical infrastructure. This recommendation follows…

  • The Register: Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/toronto_zoo_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data Feedly Summary: Akira really wasn’t horsing around with this one Toronto Zoo’s final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_silk_typhoon_update/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets Feedly Summary: They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing…

  • Wired: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/us-charges-12-alleged-spies-in-chinas-freewheeling-hacker-for-hire-ecosystem/ Source: Wired Title: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem Feedly Summary: The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…