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  • Hacker News: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials

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    Source URL: https://cyberinsider.com/polymorphic-chrome-extensions-impersonate-password-managers-to-steal-credentials/ Source: Hacker News Title: Polymorphic Chrome Extensions Impersonate Password Managers to Steal Credentials Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The emergence of polymorphic browser extensions presents a significant security threat, particularly to users relying on legitimate extensions for secure tasks. These malicious extensions cleverly impersonate existing ones, executing sophisticated…

  • Hacker News: Backdoor detected in ESP32 Espressif IoT chip

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    Source URL: https://www.tarlogic.com/news/backdoor-esp32-chip-infect-ot-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Backdoor detected in ESP32 Espressif IoT chip Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details significant new findings by Tarlogic Security regarding a backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip, affecting millions of IoT devices. This vulnerability poses serious risks for security and privacy…

  • The Register: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/badbox_botnet_returns/ Source: The Register Title: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids Feedly Summary: Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub Feedly Summary: Microsoft detected a large-scale malvertising campaign in early December 2024 that impacted nearly one million devices globally. The attack originated from illegal streaming websites embedded with malvertising redirectors and ultimately redirected users to GitHub to deliver…

  • The Register: Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/toronto_zoo_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data Feedly Summary: Akira really wasn’t horsing around with this one Toronto Zoo’s final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_silk_typhoon_update/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets Feedly Summary: They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing…

  • The Register: Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/qilin_ransomware_credit/ Source: The Register Title: Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility Feedly Summary: List of attacks by ‘No regrets’ crew leaking highly sensitive data continues to grow Qilin – the “no regrets" ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on…