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  • Cisco Talos Blog: Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has confirmed that ransomware operators are leveraging Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool that had not previously been definitively tied to ransomware incidents.  We assess with moderate confidence that this activity can be attributed to…

  • The Register: CoreWeave bets on serverless agent builder to woo penny-pinching enterprises

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/coreweave_serverless_rl/ Source: The Register Title: CoreWeave bets on serverless agent builder to woo penny-pinching enterprises Feedly Summary: Because what enterprises really love are vague consumption-based pricing models Rent-a-GPU outfit CoreWeave continued its push into the AI services arena on Wednesday with the introduction of a platform that aims to make reinforcement learning more…

  • Slashdot: Salesforce Says It Won’t Pay Extortion Demand in 1 Billion Records Breach

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/08/208202/salesforce-says-it-wont-pay-extortion-demand-in-1-billion-records-breach?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Salesforce Says It Won’t Pay Extortion Demand in 1 Billion Records Breach Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Salesforce is facing an extortion demand from a crime syndicate that claims to have stolen approximately 1 billion records from various customers, highlighting vulnerabilities in user compliance and security…

  • Wired: This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/prime-intellect-startup-us-deepseek-moment/ Source: Wired Title: This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment Feedly Summary: With the US falling behind on open source models, one startup has a bold idea for democratizing AI: let anyone run reinforcement learning. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a startup’s initiative to democratize AI…

  • The Register: AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/ai_bots_use_emotional_manipulation/ Source: The Register Title: AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage Feedly Summary: Researchers argue that this dark pattern poses a legal risk AI companion apps such as Character.ai and Replika commonly try to boost user engagement with emotional manipulation, a practice that academics characterize as a dark pattern.… AI…

  • Unit 42: Responding to Cloud Incidents A Step-by-Step Guide from the 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/responding-to-cloud-incidents/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Responding to Cloud Incidents A Step-by-Step Guide from the 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report Feedly Summary: Cloud breaches are rising. This step-by-step guide from Unit 42 shows how to investigate, contain and recover from cloud-based attacks. The post Responding to Cloud Incidents A Step-by-Step Guide from…

  • Krebs on Security: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/shinyhunters-wage-broad-corporate-extortion-spree/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree Feedly Summary: A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this year has launched a website that threatens to publish data stolen from dozens of Fortune 500 firms if they…