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  • 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: Cybercrims now licking stamps and sending extortion demands in snail mail

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/snail_mail_data_release_extortion/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercrims now licking stamps and sending extortion demands in snail mail Feedly Summary: First crooks gave up encrypting data, and just stole it – now they don’t even bother pilfering info. Sheesh! Ransomware extortionists are now using letters sent by snail mail to demand payments, without bothering to…

  • The Register: Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/tata_technologies_hiunters_international/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met Feedly Summary: Hunters International ready to off-shore 1.4 TB of info allegedly swiped from Indian giant A subsidiary of Indian multinational Tata has allegedly fallen victim to the notorious ransomware gang Hunters International.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Hacker News: Notorious Malware, Spam Host "Prospero" Moves to Kaspersky Lab

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/notorious-malware-spam-host-prospero-moves-to-kaspersky-lab/ Source: Hacker News Title: Notorious Malware, Spam Host "Prospero" Moves to Kaspersky Lab Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses alarming connections between a notorious bulletproof hosting provider, Prospero OOO, and Kaspersky Lab, a leading cybersecurity firm. The implications of this association raise serious security concerns, especially…

  • Hacker News: AWS Cat Qubits Make Quantum Error Correction Effective, Affordable

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    Source URL: https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/02/27/aws-cat-qubits-make-quantum-error-correction-effective-affordable/ Source: Hacker News Title: AWS Cat Qubits Make Quantum Error Correction Effective, Affordable Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses recent advancements in quantum computing, particularly highlighting new quantum chips developed by leading tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The focus is on…

  • The Register: India’s top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/asia_tech_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: India’s top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers Feedly Summary: PLUS: China bans AI leaders from visiting USA; Acer data leak suspect cuffed; and more Asia In Brief India’s top telco Reliance Jio , which boasts over 460 million subscribers, will soon introduce a cloud…

  • Hacker News: A Comprehensive Formal Security Analysis of OAuth 2.0

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.01229 Source: Hacker News Title: A Comprehensive Formal Security Analysis of OAuth 2.0 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper presents a comprehensive formal security analysis of the OAuth 2.0 protocol, a widely used authorization standard essential for secure single sign-on (SSO) applications. It highlights vulnerabilities discovered during analysis…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Rethinking remote assistance security in a Zero Trust world

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/26/rethinking-remote-assistance-security-in-a-zero-trust-world/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Rethinking remote assistance security in a Zero Trust world Feedly Summary: The rise in sophisticated cyberthreats demands a fundamental shift in our approach. Organizations must rethink remote assistance security through the lens of Zero Trust, using the three key principles of Verify Explicitly, Use Least Privilege, and…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/25/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-49035 Microsoft Partner Center Improper Access Control Vulnerability CVE-2023-34192 Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability Users and administrators are also encouraged…