Tag: victims

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Cybercriminals camouflaging threats as AI tool installers

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fake-ai-tool-installers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Cybercriminals camouflaging threats as AI tool installers Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has uncovered new threats, including ransomware like CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t, and a destructive malware called Numero, all disguised as legitimate AI tool installers to target victims. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text reveals critical…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Says 394,000 Windows Computers Infected By Lumma Malware Globally

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/21/1954240/microsoft-says-394000-windows-computers-infected-by-lumma-malware-globally Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Says 394,000 Windows Computers Infected By Lumma Malware Globally Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has successfully taken down the Lumma Stealer malware, which infected over 394,000 Windows computers globally. The operation involved collaboration with law enforcement and resulted in the seizure of numerous domains…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: How Google Cloud’s security team helps build securely

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-how-google-cloud-security-team-helps-build-securely/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: How Google Cloud’s security team helps build securely Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for May 2025. Today, Iain Mulholland, senior director, Security Engineering, pulls back the curtain on how Google Cloud approaches security engineering and how we take secure by design…

  • The Register: Ransomware scum have put a target on the no man’s land between IT and operations

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/ransomware_targets_middle_systems_sans/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware scum have put a target on the no man’s land between IT and operations Feedly Summary: Defenses are weaker, and victims are more likely to pay, SANS warns Criminals who attempt to damage critical infrastructure are increasingly targeting the systems that sit between IT and operational tech.……

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Defining a new methodology for modeling and tracking compartmentalized threats

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/compartmentalized-threat-modeling/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Defining a new methodology for modeling and tracking compartmentalized threats Feedly Summary: How do you profile actors and defend your systems when multiple threat actors are working together? In Part 2, Cisco Talos proposes an extended Diamond Model to analyze complex relationships between attackers. AI Summary and…

  • The Register: Update turns Google Gemini into a prude, breaking apps for trauma survivors

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/08/google_gemini_update_prevents_disabling/ Source: The Register Title: Update turns Google Gemini into a prude, breaking apps for trauma survivors Feedly Summary: ‘I’m sorry, I can’t help with that’ Google’s latest update to its Gemini family of large language models appears to have broken the controls for configuring safety settings, breaking applications that require lowered guardrails,…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: The IT help desk kindly requests you read this newsletter

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-it-help-desk-kindly-requests-you-read-this-newsletter/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: The IT help desk kindly requests you read this newsletter Feedly Summary: How do attackers exploit authority bias to manipulate victims? Martin shares proactive strategies to protect yourself and others in this must-read edition of the Threat Source newsletter. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text…