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  • Slashdot: FBI Warns Russian Hackers Targeted ‘Thousands’ of Critical US Infrastructure IT Systems

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/24/0638238/fbi-warns-russian-hackers-targeted-thousands-of-critical-us-infrastructure-it-systems?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FBI Warns Russian Hackers Targeted ‘Thousands’ of Critical US Infrastructure IT Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant security threat posed by Russian state-sponsored hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure through vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. The report emphasizes the risks posed by unpatched…

  • Cloud Blog: Start and scale your apps faster with improved container image streaming in GKE

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/improving-gke-container-image-streaming-for-faster-app-startup/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Start and scale your apps faster with improved container image streaming in GKE Feedly Summary: In today’s fast-paced cloud-native world, the speed at which your applications can start and scale is paramount. Faster pod startup times mean quicker responses to user demand, more efficient resource utilization, and a…

  • Unit 42: Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Analysis and Exploits Observed in the Wild

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/erlang-otp-cve-2025-32433/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Analysis and Exploits Observed in the Wild Feedly Summary: CVE-2025-32433 allows for remote code execution in sshd for certain versions of Erlang programming language’s OTP. We reproduced this CVE and share our findings. The post Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH…

  • Embrace The Red: Cursor IDE: Arbitrary Data Exfiltration Via Mermaid (CVE-2025-54132)

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/cursor-data-exfiltration-with-mermaid/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Cursor IDE: Arbitrary Data Exfiltration Via Mermaid (CVE-2025-54132) Feedly Summary: Cursor is a popular AI code editor. In this post I want to share how I found an interesting data exfiltration issue, the demo exploits built and how it got fixed. When using Cursor I noticed that…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: More model releases on 31st July

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/31/more-models/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: More model releases on 31st July Feedly Summary: Here are a few more model releases from today, to round out a very busy July: Cohere released Command A Vision, their first multi-modal (image input) LLM. Like their others it’s open weights under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial, so…

  • The Register: No login? No problem: Cisco ISE flaw gave root access before fix arrived, say researchers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/no_login_no_problem_cisco_flaw/ Source: The Register Title: No login? No problem: Cisco ISE flaw gave root access before fix arrived, say researchers Feedly Summary: Shadowserver claims miscreants were already poking at a critical hole in early July, long before Switchzilla patched it Threat actors have actively exploited a newly patched vulnerability in Cisco’s Identity Services…

  • Slashdot: VMware Prevents Some Perpetual License Holders From Downloading Patches

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/24/0125217/vmware-prevents-some-perpetual-license-holders-from-downloading-patches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: VMware Prevents Some Perpetual License Holders From Downloading Patches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant security implications for customers of Broadcom’s VMware business due to limited access to security patches for users with perpetual licenses lacking current support contracts. This impacts their security…

  • Cloud Blog: How ChromeOS propelled Korean Air’s digital transformation

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/how-chromeos-propelled-korean-airs-digital-transformation/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How ChromeOS propelled Korean Air’s digital transformation Feedly Summary: Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Choi HeeJung, Chief Information Officer for Korean Air, one of the world’s top 20 airlines, serving 117 cities across 40 countries on five continents. Renowned for its commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction,…