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  • Hacker News: Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-infects-18-000-script-kiddies-with-fake-malware-builder/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent report by CloudSEK reveals how a Trojanized version of the XWorm RAT builder was weaponized and distributed, unknowingly compromising low-skilled hackers, or “script kiddies”. This incident underscores the…

  • 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: UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/25/uk_telco_talktalk_confirms_investigation/ Source: The Register Title: UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway Feedly Summary: Spinner says crim’s claims ‘very significantly overstated’ UK broadband and TV provider TalkTalk says it’s currently investigating claims made on cybercrime forums alleging data from the company was up for grabs.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Hacker News: Compiler Fuzzing in Continuous Integration: A Case Study on Dafny [pdf]

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    Source URL: https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~afd/papers/2025/ICST-Industry.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: Compiler Fuzzing in Continuous Integration: A Case Study on Dafny [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details the development and implementation of CompFuzzCI, a framework for applying compiler fuzzing in the continuous integration (CI) workflow for the Dafny programming language. The authors…

  • The Register: ChatGPT has a Thursday lie down

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/chatgpt_has_a_thursday_lie/ Source: The Register Title: ChatGPT has a Thursday lie down Feedly Summary: Generative AI needs a break, just like the rest of us, m’kay? OUTAGE Reactivate your brain. ChatGPT has gone down.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent outage of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, highlighting the service’s fragility and…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/16/new-star-blizzard-spear-phishing-campaign-targets-whatsapp-accounts/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Star Blizzard spear-phishing campaign targets WhatsApp accounts Feedly Summary: In mid-November 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed the Russian threat actor we track as Star Blizzard sending their typical targets spear-phishing messages, this time offering the supposed opportunity to join a WhatsApp group. This is the first…

  • Scott Logic: The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan – somewhat quiet on risks

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/01/22/the-uks-ai-opportunities-action-plan-somewhat-quiet-on-risks.html Source: Scott Logic Title: The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan – somewhat quiet on risks Feedly Summary: Last week the UK government launched their 50-point AI Opportunities Action Plan. The plan is ambitious, but it is something of a mixed bag. Some sizeable and worthwhile investments, alongside others which are quite questionable.…