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  • The Register: US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/math_prodigy_crypto_scheme/ Source: The Register Title: US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme Feedly Summary: Suspect, still at large, said to back concept that ‘code is law’ New York feds today unsealed a five-count criminal indictment charging a 22-year-old Canadian math prodigy with exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance protocols, allegedly using…

  • The Register: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/google_android_patch_netgear/ Source: The Register Title: Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation Feedly Summary: Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.……

  • Hacker News: AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability

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    Source URL: https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-4xq7-4mgh-gp6w Source: Hacker News Title: AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security vulnerability in AMD Zen-based CPUs identified by Google’s Security Team, which allows local administrator-level attacks on the microcode verification process. This is significant for professionals in infrastructure and hardware…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • The Register: VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/vmware_infomration_disclosure_flaws/ Source: The Register Title: VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation Feedly Summary: Consider patching soon because cybercrooks love to hit vulnerable tools from Broadcom’s virtualization giant Broadcom has fixed five flaws, collectively deemed “high severity," in VMware’s IT operations and log management tools within Cloud Foundation, including two information disclosure bugs…

  • The Register: Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/wacom_data_loss/ Source: The Register Title: Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout Feedly Summary: Digital canvas slinger indicates dot-com was skimmed for over a month Graphics tablet maker Wacom has warned customers their credit card details may well have been stolen by miscreants while they were buying stuff…

  • Hacker News: Curl Project and Go Security Teams Reject CVSS as Broken

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    Source URL: https://socket.dev/blog/curl-project-and-go-security-teams-reject-cvss-as-broken Source: Hacker News Title: Curl Project and Go Security Teams Reject CVSS as Broken Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The debate surrounding the efficacy of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is intensifying, particularly as key projects like cURL and Go distance themselves from it, advocating for context-driven…