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  • Alerts: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/24/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2017-3066 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization Vulnerability CVE-2024-20953 Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Deserialization Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious…

  • Slashdot: Google To Eliminate SMS Authentication in Gmail, Implement QR Codes

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/24/1442246/google-to-eliminate-sms-authentication-in-gmail-implement-qr-codes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google To Eliminate SMS Authentication in Gmail, Implement QR Codes Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is transitioning away from SMS verification codes for Gmail authentication, opting for QR codes instead. This shift addresses significant vulnerabilities related to SMS-based authentication, such as phishing and fraud, thereby…

  • Slashdot: Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/21/1529255/apple-removes-cloud-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has ceased offering its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature in the UK, following a government request for a backdoor to user data access. This significant move impacts user privacy and…

  • CSA: How Is AI Transforming SOCs from Reactive to Proactive?

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/transforming-socs-with-ai-from-reactive-to-proactive-security Source: CSA Title: How Is AI Transforming SOCs from Reactive to Proactive? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the modernization of Security Operation Centers (SOCs) through the integration of generative AI technologies and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services. It emphasizes the shift from reactive to proactive…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Efficiency? Security? When the quest for one grants neither.

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/efficiency-security-when-the-quest-for-one-grants-neither/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Efficiency? Security? When the quest for one grants neither. Feedly Summary: William discusses what happens when security is an afterthought rather than baked into processes and highlights the latest of Talos’ security research. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a critique of recent security oversights…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/20/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-23209 Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS File Read Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious…

  • The Register: US minerals company says crooks broke into email and helped themselves to $500K

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/niocorp_bec_scam/ Source: The Register Title: US minerals company says crooks broke into email and helped themselves to $500K Feedly Summary: A painful loss for young company that’s yet to generate revenue A NASDAQ-listed US minerals company says cybercriminals broke into its systems on Valentine’s Day and paid themselves around $500,000 – money earmarked…

  • The Register: Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/medusa_hcrg_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider Feedly Summary: 2.3 TB held to ransom as biz formerly known as Virgin Care tells us it’s probing IT ‘security incident’ Exclusive HCRG Care Group, a private health and social services provider, has seemingly fallen victim to…

  • CSA: DeepSeek 11x More Likely to Generate Harmful Content

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/02/19/deepseek-r1-ai-model-11x-more-likely-to-generate-harmful-content-security-research-finds Source: CSA Title: DeepSeek 11x More Likely to Generate Harmful Content Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents a critical analysis of the DeepSeek’s R1 AI model, highlighting its ethical and security deficiencies that raise significant concerns for national and global safety, particularly in the context of the…