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  • The Register: One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/proxylogon_flaw_salt_typhoons_open/ Source: The Register Title: One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers Feedly Summary: But we mean, you’ve had nearly four years to patch One of the critical security flaws exploited by China’s Salt Typhoon to breach US telecom and government networks has had a…

  • The Register: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/who_is_ddosing_you_competitors/ Source: The Register Title: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users Feedly Summary: Plus: ‘Largest-ever’ duff traffic tsunami clocks in at 5.6 Tbps In addition to Chinese spies invading organizations’ networks and ransomware crews locking up sensitive files, botnets blasting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can still cause a…

  • The Register: China’s Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/salt_typhoon_us_govt_networks/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says Feedly Summary: We are only seeing ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ Easterly warns Beijing’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies had been seen in US government networks before telcos discovered the same foreign intruders in their own…

  • The Register: Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/north_korea_crypto_heists/ Source: The Register Title: Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year Feedly Summary: US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts North Korean blockchain bandits stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in 2024 alone, the US, Japan, and South Korea say.… AI Summary…

  • Cloud Blog: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/backscatter-automated-configuration-extraction/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction Feedly Summary: Written by: Josh Triplett Executive Summary Backscatter is a tool developed by the Mandiant FLARE team that aims to automatically extract malware configurations. It relies on static signatures and emulation to extract this information without dynamic execution, bypassing anti-analysis logic present in…

  • CSA: What Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2025?

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/01/14/the-emerging-cybersecurity-threats-in-2025-what-you-can-do-to-stay-ahead Source: CSA Title: What Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2025? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text outlines the top 10 emerging cybersecurity threats anticipated for 2025, emphasizing the evolving tactics of cybercriminals and the necessity for organizations to adopt proactive security measures. Key threats include sophisticated ransomware,…

  • Hacker News: What the TP-Link Ban in the US Means for You

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    Source URL: https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/what-the-tp-link-ban-in-the-us-means-for-you/ Source: Hacker News Title: What the TP-Link Ban in the US Means for You Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text delves into the implications of a potential ban on TP-Link routers in the United States, highlighting cybersecurity concerns due to alleged connections to Chinese…

  • The Register: Charter, Consolidated, Windstream reportedly join Salt Typhoon victim list

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/charter_consolidated_windstream_salt_typhoon/ Source: The Register Title: Charter, Consolidated, Windstream reportedly join Salt Typhoon victim list Feedly Summary: The slow drip of compromised telecom networks continues The list of telecommunications victims in the Salt Typhoon cyberattack continues to grow as a new report names Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream among those breached by Chinese…

  • Slashdot: US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Seized Botnet

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/04/0431231/us-sanctions-chinese-firm-linked-to-seized-botnet Source: Slashdot Title: US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Seized Botnet Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the recent sanctions imposed on a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, Integrity Technology, due to its involvement in cyberattacks, specifically those attributed to a Chinese government-operated botnet known as Flax Typhoon. This…

  • The Register: Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/chinese_spies_targeted_sanctions_intel/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid Feedly Summary: OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department’s workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government office responsible for sanctions against organizations and individuals.… AI…