Tag: sequence

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/extortionists_ox_thief_legal_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up Feedly Summary: Don’t laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden…

The Register: ‘Dead simple’ hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat ‘now actively exploited in the wild’

Mar 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/apache_tomcat_java_rce_flaw/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Dead simple’ hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat ‘now actively exploited in the wild’ Feedly Summary: One PUT request, one poisoned session file, and the server’s yours A trivial flaw in Apache Tomcat that allows remote code execution and access to sensitive files is said to be under attack…

The Register: Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/doge_treasury/ Source: The Register Title: Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database Feedly Summary: More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co’s lawsuit A now-former DOGE aide violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database containing people’s private information to…

The Register: Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/amazon_kills_on_device_alexa/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud Feedly Summary: Web souk says Echo hardware doesn’t have the oomph for next-gen AI anyway Come March 28, those who opted to have their voice commands for Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa processed locally on their…

Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of March 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-076 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of March 10, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 1E–1E Client Improper link resolution before file access in the Nomad module of the 1E Client, in versions prior to 25.3, enables an attacker with local unprivileged…

CSA: How Can You Defend Against APTs?

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/03/17/top-threat-11-apt-anxiety-battling-the-silent-threats Source: CSA Title: How Can You Defend Against APTs? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in the context of cloud security, highlighting their sophisticated nature and significant impacts on businesses. It outlines various mitigation strategies essential for organizations facing these threats. Detailed Description:…

The Register: GitHub supply chain attack spills secrets from 23,000 projects

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/supply_chain_attack_github/ Source: The Register Title: GitHub supply chain attack spills secrets from 23,000 projects Feedly Summary: Large organizations among those cleaning up the mess It’s not such a happy Monday for defenders wiping the sleep from their eyes only to deal with the latest supply chain attack.… AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…

The Register: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to

Mar 16, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/16/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to Feedly Summary: PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a…

Hacker News: "Wait, not like that": Free and open access in the age of generative AI

Mar 16, 2025

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