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  • Slashdot: Police Dismantles Botnet Selling Hacked Routers As Residential Proxies

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/2223226/police-dismantles-botnet-selling-hacked-routers-as-residential-proxies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Police Dismantles Botnet Selling Hacked Routers As Residential Proxies Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Law enforcement has dismantled a significant botnet targeting routers over the past two decades, revealing serious vulnerabilities with older devices. The operation, involving international cooperation, underscores the need for robust security measures…

  • The Register: Nip chip smugglers by building trackers into GPUs, US Senator suggests

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/senator_fights_chip_smuggling/ Source: The Register Title: Nip chip smugglers by building trackers into GPUs, US Senator suggests Feedly Summary: AI phone home Despite stiff export controls on the legitimate sale of AI accelerators to China, stemming the flow of gray market GPUs streaming into the Middle Kingdom remains a point of concern for American…

  • Slashdot: Education Giant Pearson Hit By Cyberattack Exposing Customer Data

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/0146239/education-giant-pearson-hit-by-cyberattack-exposing-customer-data Source: Slashdot Title: Education Giant Pearson Hit By Cyberattack Exposing Customer Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Pearson, a major educational organization, experienced a cyberattack resulting in the theft of corporate and customer information. The breach is significant due to the scale of the organization and the sensitivity of…

  • CSA: ESXi Security: A Manufacturing Wake-Up Call

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    Source URL: https://valicyber.com/resources/manufacturing-security/ Source: CSA Title: ESXi Security: A Manufacturing Wake-Up Call Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the growing risks associated with hypervisor vulnerabilities, particularly in VMware ESXi environments within the manufacturing sector. It emphasizes the need for enhanced security measures to protect against ransomware threats targeting hypervisors, which…

  • Slashdot: Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing 1.1 Terabytes of Disney’s Slack Data

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/03/0126234/man-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-11-terabytes-of-disneys-slack-data Source: Slashdot Title: Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing 1.1 Terabytes of Disney’s Slack Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A 25-year-old man has admitted to hacking a Disney employee’s computer by using malware disguised as an AI art tool, leading to the theft of significant confidential data. This incident…

  • Slashdot: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2234218/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers the extradition of a Scottish cybercriminal, Tyler Robert Buchanan, who is linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group. His involvement includes significant wire fraud and identity theft, with implications for information…