Tag: Security Vulnerabilities

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Recall still storing credit card, social security numbers

    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recall-screenshots-credit-cards-and-social-security-numbers-even-with-the-sensitive-information-filter-enabled Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Recall still storing credit card, social security numbers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s Recall feature, highlighting its recent updates aimed at enhancing security and privacy protections through encryption and sensitive information filtering. However, testing indicates significant shortcomings in its…

  • CSA: Ushered Access is Vital for Third-Party Security

    Source URL: https://www.zscaler.com/cxorevolutionaries/insights/its-time-ushered-access-replace-free-reign-third-party-partners Source: CSA Title: Ushered Access is Vital for Third-Party Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the importance of implementing “ushered access” for third-party vendors in organizations to enhance security and compliance. It highlights the risks associated with treating third-party vendors as full employees in terms of…

  • The Register: Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/telecom_cybersecurity_standards/ Source: The Register Title: Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law Feedly Summary: Sen. Wyden blasts FCC’s ‘failure’ amid Salt Typhoon hacks US telecoms carriers would be required to implement minimum cyber security standards and ensure their systems are not susceptible to hacks by nation-state attackers –…

  • Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, December 2024 Edition

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/patch-tuesday-december-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, December 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 70 security holes in Windows and Windows software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. The zero-day seeing exploitation involves CVE-2024-49138, a security weakness in the Windows Common……

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/10/cisa-releases-seven-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released seven Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on December 10, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-345-01 MOBATIME Network Master Clock ICSA-24-345-02 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Core Control Services…

  • The Register: WhatsApp finally fixes View Once flaw that allowed theft of supposedly vanishing pics

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/10/whatsapp_view_once/ Source: The Register Title: WhatsApp finally fixes View Once flaw that allowed theft of supposedly vanishing pics Feedly Summary: And it only took four months, tut WhatsApp has fixed a problem with its View Once feature, designed to protect people’s privacy with automatically disappearing pictures and videos.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • The Register: OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/openwrt_firmware_vulnerabilities/ Source: The Register Title: OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare Feedly Summary: A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time OpenWrt users should upgrade their images to the same version to protect themselves from a possible supply chain attack reported to the open source Wi-Fi router…

  • Hacker News: Grok is now free for all X users

    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/06/2927301/ Source: Hacker News Title: Grok is now free for all X users Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant update regarding the accessibility of the AI chatbot Grok, previously exclusive to paying subscribers. Users now have the opportunity to interact with Grok under a freemium…

  • The Register: Micropatchers share 1-instruction fix for NTLM hash leak flaw in Windows 7+

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/opatch_zeroday_microsoft/ Source: The Register Title: Micropatchers share 1-instruction fix for NTLM hash leak flaw in Windows 7+ Feedly Summary: Microsoft’s OS sure loves throwing your creds at remote systems Acros Security claims to have found an unpatched bug in Microsoft Windows 7 and onward that can be exploited to steal users’ OS account…

  • Embrace The Red: Terminal DiLLMa: LLM-powered Apps Can Hijack Your Terminal Via Prompt Injection

    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/terminal-dillmas-prompt-injection-ansi-sequences/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Terminal DiLLMa: LLM-powered Apps Can Hijack Your Terminal Via Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: Last week Leon Derczynski described how LLMs can output ANSI escape codes. These codes, also known as control characters, are interpreted by terminal emulators and modify behavior. This discovery resonates with areas I had…