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  • Schneier on Security: Arguing Against CALEA

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/arguing-against-calea.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Arguing Against CALEA Feedly Summary: At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in today’s threat environment and should be rethought: In other words, while the legally-mandated CALEA…

  • The Register: As CISA braces for more cuts, threat intel sharing takes a hit

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/cisa_cuts_threat_intel/ Source: The Register Title: As CISA braces for more cuts, threat intel sharing takes a hit Feedly Summary: Will ‘gutting’ the civilian defense agency make American cybersecurity great again? Analysis Slashing staff at the US govt’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, and scrapping vital programs, isn’t exactly boosting national security,…

  • The Register: Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/suspected_chines_snoops_hijacked_buggy/ Source: The Register Title: Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years Feedly Summary: Simple denial-of-service blunder turned out to be a remote unauth code exec disaster Suspected Chinese government spies have been exploiting a newly disclosed critical bug in Ivanti VPN appliances since…

  • Cloud Blog: Suspected China-Nexus Threat Actor Actively Exploiting Critical Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457)

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/china-nexus-exploiting-critical-ivanti-vulnerability/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Suspected China-Nexus Threat Actor Actively Exploiting Critical Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457) Feedly Summary: Written by: John Wolfram, Michael Edie, Jacob Thompson, Matt Lin, Josh Murchie On Thursday, April 3, 2025, Ivanti disclosed a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-22457, impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (“ICS”) VPN appliances version 22.7R2.5 and…

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

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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…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Gamaredon campaign abuses LNK files to distribute Remcos backdoor

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/gamaredon-campaign-distribute-remcos/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Gamaredon campaign abuses LNK files to distribute Remcos backdoor Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos is actively tracking an ongoing campaign, targeting users in Ukraine with malicious LNK files which run a PowerShell downloader since at least November 2024. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details a…

  • The Register: China’s FamousSparrow flies back into action, breaches US org after years off the radar

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/china_famoussparrow_back/ Source: The Register Title: China’s FamousSparrow flies back into action, breaches US org after years off the radar Feedly Summary: Crew also cooked up two fresh SparrowDoor backdoor variants, says ESET The China-aligned FamousSparrow crew has resurfaced after a long period of presumed inactivity, compromising a US financial-sector trade group and a…

  • Slashdot: Google Patches Chrome Sandbox Escape Zero-Day Caught By Kaspersky

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/0143210/google-patches-chrome-sandbox-escape-zero-day-caught-by-kaspersky?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Patches Chrome Sandbox Escape Zero-Day Caught By Kaspersky Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recently patched sandbox escape vulnerability in Google Chrome, highlighting its implications in a targeted cyberespionage campaign. It underscores the importance of timely updates and security measures against such…