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  • Unit 42: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138128 Source: Unit 42 Title: CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia Feedly Summary: A Chinese-linked espionage campaign targeted entities in South Asia using rare techniques like DNS exfiltration, with the aim to steal sensitive data. The post CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia appeared first…

  • Slashdot: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using US AI Products To Bolster Cyberattacks

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/29/1730253/chinese-and-iranian-hackers-are-using-us-ai-products-to-bolster-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese and Iranian Hackers Are Using US AI Products To Bolster Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing use of AI technologies, specifically Google’s Gemini chatbot, by foreign hackers from countries like China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea to enhance their cyberattack…

  • Cloud Blog: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI Feedly Summary: Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security. Large language…

  • Hacker News: We got hit by an alarmingly well-prepared phish spammer

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    Source URL: https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/WellPreparedPhishSpammer Source: Hacker News Title: We got hit by an alarmingly well-prepared phish spammer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a sophisticated phishing attack where attackers exploited VPN access to send spam emails after compromising a user’s credentials. This incident underscores the importance of examining security practices…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/28/cisa-releases-seven-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released seven Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 28, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-028-01 B&R Automation Runtime ICSA-25-028-02 Schneider Electric Power Logic ICSA-25-028-03 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ICSA-25-028-04…

  • The Register: Someone is slipping a hidden backdoor into Juniper routers across the globe, activated by a magic packet

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/25/mysterious_backdoor_juniper_routers/ Source: The Register Title: Someone is slipping a hidden backdoor into Juniper routers across the globe, activated by a magic packet Feedly Summary: Who could be so interested in chips, manufacturing, and more, in the US, UK, Europe, Russia… Someone has been quietly backdooring selected Juniper routers around the world in key…

  • The Register: North Korean dev who renamed himself ‘Bane’ accused of IT worker fraud scheme

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/north_korean_devs_and_their/ Source: The Register Title: North Korean dev who renamed himself ‘Bane’ accused of IT worker fraud scheme Feedly Summary: 5 indicted as FBI warns North Korea dials up aggression, plus Russian devs allegedly get in on the act The US is indicting yet another five suspects it believes were involved in North…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/23/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2020-11023 JQuery Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack and global DDoS trends for 2024 Q4

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-for-2024-q4/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack and global DDoS trends for 2024 Q4 Feedly Summary: 2024 ended with a bang. Cloudflare mitigated another record-breaking DDoS attack peaking at 5.6 Tbps. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report for Q4 of 2024 provides an in-depth…