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Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 17, 2025

Feb 24, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-055 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 17, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info a1post–A1POST.BG Shipping for Woo Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in a1post A1POST.BG Shipping for Woo allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects A1POST.BG Shipping for Woo: from n/a…

Slashdot: Google To Eliminate SMS Authentication in Gmail, Implement QR Codes

Feb 24, 2025

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/24/1442246/google-to-eliminate-sms-authentication-in-gmail-implement-qr-codes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google To Eliminate SMS Authentication in Gmail, Implement QR Codes Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is transitioning away from SMS verification codes for Gmail authentication, opting for QR codes instead. This shift addresses significant vulnerabilities related to SMS-based authentication, such as phishing and fraud, thereby…

The Register: Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud E2EE for UK peeps

Feb 24, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/rather_than_add_a_backdoor/ Source: The Register Title: Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud E2EE for UK peeps Feedly Summary: PLUS: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief Apple has responded to the UK government’s demand for access to its customers’ data stored in iCloud…

The Register: Critical flaws in Mongoose library expose MongoDB to data thieves, code execution

Feb 20, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/mongoose_flaws_mongodb/ Source: The Register Title: Critical flaws in Mongoose library expose MongoDB to data thieves, code execution Feedly Summary: Bugs fixed, updating to the latest version is advisable Security sleuths found two critical vulnerabilities in a third-party library that MongoDB relies on, which means bad guys can potentially steal data and run code.……

Slashdot: Palo Alto Firewalls Under Attack As Miscreants Chain Flaws For Root Access

Feb 19, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/19/2059256/palo-alto-firewalls-under-attack-as-miscreants-chain-flaws-for-root-access?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palo Alto Firewalls Under Attack As Miscreants Chain Flaws For Root Access Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides critical information regarding recent vulnerabilities discovered in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software, highlighting the urgency for users to apply patches to prevent exploitation. These vulnerabilities could…

The Register: Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access

Feb 19, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/palo_alto_firewall_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access Feedly Summary: If you want to avoid urgent patches, stop exposing management consoles to the public internet A flaw patched last week by Palo Alto Networks is now under active attack and, when chained with two…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: LLM 0.22, the annotated release notes

Feb 17, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/17/llm/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: LLM 0.22, the annotated release notes Feedly Summary: I released LLM 0.22 this evening. Here are the annotated release notes: model.prompt(…, key=) for API keys chatgpt-4o-latest llm logs -s/–short llm models -q gemini -q exp llm embed-multi –prepend X Everything else model.prompt(…, key=) for API keys Plugins…

Slashdot: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions

Feb 15, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/15/2244220/chinas-salt-typhoon-hackers-continue-to-breach-telecoms-despite-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses ongoing cybersecurity threats from the Chinese government-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon, which is targeting telecommunications providers and exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. This situation highlights significant implications…

The Register: SonicWall firewalls now under attack: Patch ASAP or risk intrusion via your SSL VPN

Feb 14, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/sonicwall_firewalls_under_attack_patch/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall firewalls now under attack: Patch ASAP or risk intrusion via your SSL VPN Feedly Summary: Roses are red, violets are blue, CVE-2024-53704 is perfect for a ransomware crew Miscreants are actively abusing a high-severity authentication bypass bug in unpatched internet-facing SonicWall firewalls following the public release of…

The Register: Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn ‘capital of the world’ Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024

Feb 14, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/datacenter_power_virginia/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn ‘capital of the world’ Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024 Feedly Summary: Dominion Energy already eyeing another 26 GW worth of datacenter demand Demand for electricity from datacenters in Virginia nearly doubled in the second half of 2024, power supplier Dominion…

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