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Hacker News: Hacking Rooftop Solar Is a Way to Break Europe’s Power Grid

Dec 12, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-12/europe-s-power-grid-vulnerable-to-hackers-exploiting-rooftop-solar-panels Source: Hacker News Title: Hacking Rooftop Solar Is a Way to Break Europe’s Power Grid Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rising cybersecurity threats to Europe’s electric grid, primarily stemming from vulnerabilities in solar panel technology and the increasing digitalization of energy infrastructure. It highlights…

Hacker News: Abusing Ubuntu 24.04 features for root privilege escalation

Nov 14, 2024

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Source URL: https://snyk.io/blog/abusing-ubuntu-root-privilege-escalation/ Source: Hacker News Title: Abusing Ubuntu 24.04 features for root privilege escalation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents a detailed case study of a vulnerability exploitation chain discovered in Ubuntu 24.04, demonstrating a privilege escalation from a default user to root through the improper handling of…

Wired: Inside Sophos’ 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices

Oct 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/sophos-chengdu-china-five-year-hacker-war/ Source: Wired Title: Inside Sophos’ 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices Feedly Summary: Sophos went so far as to plant surveillance “implants” on its own devices to catch the hackers at work—and in doing so, revealed a glimpse into China’s R&D pipeline of intrusion techniques. AI Summary and Description:…

Alerts: Fortinet Updates Guidance and Indicators of Compromise following FortiManager Vulnerability Exploitation

Oct 30, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/30/fortinet-updates-guidance-and-indicators-compromise-following-fortimanager-vulnerability Source: Alerts Title: Fortinet Updates Guidance and Indicators of Compromise following FortiManager Vulnerability Exploitation Feedly Summary: Fortinet has updated their security advisory addressing a critical FortiManager vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575) to include additional workarounds and indicators of compromise (IOCs). A remote, unauthenticated cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive…

The Register: Akira ransomware is encrypting victims again following pure extortion fling

Oct 22, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/akira_encrypting_again/ Source: The Register Title: Akira ransomware is encrypting victims again following pure extortion fling Feedly Summary: Crooks revert to old ways for greater efficiency Experts believe the Akira ransomware operation is up to its old tricks again, encrypting victims’ files after a break from the typical double extortion tactics.… AI Summary and…

Slashdot: How WatchTowr Explored the Complexity of a Vulnerability in a Secure Firewall Appliance

Oct 21, 2024

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/20/1955241/how-watchtowr-explored-the-complexity-of-a-vulnerability-in-a-secure-firewall-appliance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How WatchTowr Explored the Complexity of a Vulnerability in a Secure Firewall Appliance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent vulnerability discovered in Fortinet’s FortiGate SSLVPN appliance, analyzed by cybersecurity startup Watchtowr. It highlights the implications of the vulnerability and the challenges faced…

Alerts: Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024

Oct 17, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/17/oracle-releases-quarterly-critical-patch-update-advisory-october-2024 Source: Alerts Title: Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 Feedly Summary: Oracle released its quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users…

The Register: Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between

Oct 13, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/13/schools_nationstate_attacks_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between Feedly Summary: Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite? If we were to draw an infosec Venn diagram, with one circle representing “sensitive info that attackers would want to steal" and the other "limited resources plus difficult-to-secure IT…

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