Tag: target

Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/use-of-generative-ai-in-scams.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Use of Generative AI in Scams Feedly Summary: New report: “Scam GPT: GenAI and the Automation of Fraud.” This primer maps what we currently know about generative AI’s role in scams, the communities most at risk, and the broader economic and cultural shifts that are making people…

The Register: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers

Oct 1, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/phantom_taurus_apt/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing-backed burglars master .NET to target government web servers Feedly Summary: ‘Phantom Taurus’ created custom malware to hunt secrets across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East Threat-hunters at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have decided a gang they spotted two years ago is backed by China, after seeing…

The Register: Warnings about Cisco vulns under active exploit are falling on deaf ears

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cisco_firewall_vulns/ Source: The Register Title: Warnings about Cisco vulns under active exploit are falling on deaf ears Feedly Summary: 50,000 firewall devices still exposed Nearly 50,000 Cisco ASA/FTD instances vulnerable to two bugs that are actively being exploited by “advanced" attackers remain exposed to the internet, according to Shadowserver data.… AI Summary and…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Designing agentic loops

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/30/designing-agentic-loops/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Designing agentic loops Feedly Summary: Coding agents like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex CLI represent a genuine step change in how useful LLMs can be for producing working code. These agents can now directly exercise the code they are writing, correct errors, dig through existing implementation…

Cloud Blog: Cybercrime Observations from the Frontlines: UNC6040 Proactive Hardening Recommendations

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6040-proactive-hardening-recommendations/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime Observations from the Frontlines: UNC6040 Proactive Hardening Recommendations Feedly Summary: Written by: Omar ElAhdan, Matthew McWhirt, Michael Rudden, Aswad Robinson, Bhavesh Dhake, Laith Al Background Protecting software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms and applications requires a comprehensive security strategy. Drawing…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Top A.I. Researchers Leave OpenAI, Google and Meta for New Start-Up

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/technology/ai-meta-google-openai-periodic.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Top A.I. Researchers Leave OpenAI, Google and Meta for New Start-Up Feedly Summary: Founded by a co-creator of ChatGPT, Periodic Labs aims to build artificial intelligence that can accelerate discoveries in physics, chemistry and other fields. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Periodic Labs,…

Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be ‘bilingual’ in AI, security to gain advantage

Sep 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-boards-should-be-bilingual-AI-security-gain-advantage/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be ‘bilingual’ in AI, security to gain advantage Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for September 2025. Today, Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza offers his insights on how boards of directors and CISOs can thrive with a good working relationship,…

Slashdot: Escalation in Akira Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPNs, Deploying Ransomware, With Malicious Logins

Sep 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/2055246/escalation-in-akira-campaign-targeting-sonicwall-vpns-deploying-ransomware-with-malicious-logins?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Escalation in Akira Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPNs, Deploying Ransomware, With Malicious Logins Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses a recent security incident involving the exploitation of a vulnerability in SonicWall SSL VPNs, leading to rapid ransomware deployment. The analysis highlights the critical need for…

The Register: Hunt for RedNovember: Beijing hacked critical orgs in year-long snooping campaign

Sep 27, 2025

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