Tag: sophisticated attacks
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The Register: SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/23/secret_service_sim_bust/ Source: The Register Title: SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC Feedly Summary: Secret Service seizes 300-server network allegedly tied to nation-state hackers The US Secret Service has dismantled a network of SIM farms in and around New York City it claims was behind multiple incidents…
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Slashdot: AI Tools Give Dangerous Powers to Cyberattackers, Security Researchers Warn
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/21/2022257/ai-tools-give-dangerous-powers-to-cyberattackers-security-researchers-warn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Tools Give Dangerous Powers to Cyberattackers, Security Researchers Warn Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text highlights significant vulnerabilities associated with AI technologies, particularly in the context of automated systems and malicious actors leveraging them to exploit security gaps. It underscores emerging threats posed by…
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Slashdot: Secure Software Supply Chains, Urges Former Go Lead Russ Cox
Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/21/0650219/secure-software-supply-chains-urges-former-go-lead-russ-cox?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Secure Software Supply Chains, Urges Former Go Lead Russ Cox Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text emphasizes the critical need for enhancing software supply chain security, particularly in the face of ongoing vulnerabilities. It outlines practical solutions, such as adopting software signatures and reproducible builds,…
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The Register: Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/vmscape_spectre_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets Feedly Summary: AMD Zen hardware and Intel Coffee Lake affected If you thought the world was done with side-channel CPU attacks, think again. ETH Zurich has identified yet another Spectre-based transient execution vulnerability that affects AMD Zen CPUs and…
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The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…
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The Register: It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/ransomware_ai_abuse/ Source: The Register Title: It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help? Feedly Summary: AI-powered ransomware, extortion chatbots, vibe hacking … just wait until agents replace affiliates It’s no secret that AI tools make it easier for cybercriminals to steal sensitive data and then extort victim organizations. But two…
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The Register: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yet
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/first_aipowered_ransomware_spotted_by/ Source: The Register Title: First AI-powered ransomware spotted, but it’s not active – yet Feedly Summary: Oh, look, a use case for OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b model ESET malware researchers Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strycek have discovered what they describe as the “first known AI-powered ransomware," which they named PromptLock. … AI Summary and Description:…
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The Register: Microsoft researchers bullish on AI security agent even though it let 74% of malware slip through
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/06/microsofts_ai_agent_malware_detecting/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft researchers bullish on AI security agent even though it let 74% of malware slip through Feedly Summary: Project Ire promises to use LLMs to detect whether code is malicious or benign Microsoft has rolled out an autonomous AI agent that it claims can detect malware without human…