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The Register: Chrome to patch decades-old flaw that let sites peek at your history

Apr 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/07/chrome_135_history_sniffing/ Source: The Register Title: Chrome to patch decades-old flaw that let sites peek at your history Feedly Summary: After 23 years, the privacy plumber has finally arrived to clean up this mess A 23-year-old side-channel attack for spying on people’s web browsing histories will get shut down in the forthcoming Chrome 136,…

Slashdot: Again and Again, NSO Group’s Customers Keep Getting Their Spyware Operations Caught

Mar 28, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/1915238/again-and-again-nso-groups-customers-keep-getting-their-spyware-operations-caught Source: Slashdot Title: Again and Again, NSO Group’s Customers Keep Getting Their Spyware Operations Caught Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report by Amnesty International highlights ongoing cyber threats faced by journalists, particularly from the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The details emphasize the rising capability of security researchers to…

Schneier on Security: Report on Paragon Spyware

Mar 25, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/report-on-paragon-spyware.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Report on Paragon Spyware Feedly Summary: Citizen Lab has a new report on Paragon’s spyware: Key Findings: Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. The company differentiates itself by claiming it has safeguards to prevent the kinds of…

The Register: Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims

Mar 21, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/21/paragon_spyx_hacked/ Source: The Register Title: Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims Feedly Summary: Plus: Customer info stolen from ‘parental control’ software slinger SpyX; F-35 kill switch denied Infosec newsbytes Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions pitches its tools as helping governments and law enforcement agencies to catch criminals and terrorists,…

Slashdot: Microsoft Isn’t Fixing 8-Year-Old Shortcut Exploit Abused For Spying

Mar 19, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2226205/microsoft-isnt-fixing-8-year-old-shortcut-exploit-abused-for-spying?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Isn’t Fixing 8-Year-Old Shortcut Exploit Abused For Spying Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant security vulnerability linked to malicious .LNK shortcut files being exploited in an eight-year-long spying campaign. Despite the findings, Microsoft categorizes the issue as a user interface problem,…

Hacker News: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

Mar 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/microsoft_trend_flaw/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability identified by Trend Micro that has been exploited in a prolonged espionage campaign, highlighting Microsoft’s response (or lack thereof) to the issue. It underscores the…

The Register: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

Mar 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/microsoft_trend_flaw/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying Feedly Summary: ‘Only’ a local access bug but important part of N Korea, Russia, and China attack picture An exploitation avenue found by Trend Micro has been used in an eight-year-long spying campaign, but there’s no sign of a…

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…

The Register: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

Mar 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/china_spy_juniper_routers/ Source: The Register Title: Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs Feedly Summary: Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too Chinese spies have for months exploited old Juniper Networks routers, infecting the buggy gear with custom backdoors and gaining root access to the compromised…

Hacker News: Israel creating GPT-like tool using collection of Palestinian surveillance data

Mar 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/israel-military-ai-surveillance Source: Hacker News Title: Israel creating GPT-like tool using collection of Palestinian surveillance data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals the development of a large language model (LLM) by Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, using intercepted Palestinian communications. This effort seeks to enhance spying capabilities…

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