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  • Hacker News: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay

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    Source URL: https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/ghost-tap-new-cash-out-tactic-with-nfc-relay Source: Hacker News Title: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new cash-out tactic used by fraudsters, termed “Ghost Tap,” which involves relaying NFC traffic to covertly cash out stolen credit card information linked to mobile payment systems…

  • The Register: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/china_brazenbamboo_fortinet_0day/ Source: The Register Title: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer Feedly Summary: No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Chinese government-linked snoops are exploiting a zero-day bug in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client to steal credentials and other information, according to memory forensics outfit Volexity.… AI…

  • Schneier on Security: Subverting LLM Coders

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/subverting-llm-coders.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Subverting LLM Coders Feedly Summary: Really interesting research: “An LLM-Assisted Easy-to-Trigger Backdoor Attack on Code Completion Models: Injecting Disguised Vulnerabilities against Strong Detection“: Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed code com- pletion tasks, providing context-based suggestions to boost developer productivity in software engineering. As users often…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Writing a BugSleep C2 server and detecting its traffic with Snort

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/writing-a-bugsleep-c2-server/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Writing a BugSleep C2 server and detecting its traffic with Snort Feedly Summary: This blog will demonstrate the practice and methodology of reversing BugSleep’s protocol, writing a functional C2 server, and detecting this traffic with Snort.  AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth…

  • Wired: AI Slop Is Flooding Medium

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-medium-posts-content-moderation/ Source: Wired Title: AI Slop Is Flooding Medium Feedly Summary: The blogging platform Medium is facing an influx of AI-generated content. CEO Tony Stubblebine says it “doesn’t matter” as long as nobody reads it. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines findings from analyses indicating a significant rise in AI-generated…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: How LLMs could help defenders write better and faster detection

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/how-llms-could-help-defenders-write-better-and-faster-detection/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: How LLMs could help defenders write better and faster detection Feedly Summary: Can LLM tools actually help defenders in the cybersecurity industry write more effective detection content? Read the full research AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can…

  • Hacker News: Launch HN: Skyvern (YC S23) – open-source AI agent for browser automations

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    Source URL: https://github.com/Skyvern-AI/skyvern Source: Hacker News Title: Launch HN: Skyvern (YC S23) – open-source AI agent for browser automations Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes Skyvern, an innovative tool that automates browser-based workflows using Large Language Models (LLMs) and computer vision. This solution simplifies and enhances interaction with various…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Threat Spotlight: WarmCookie/BadSpace

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/warmcookie-analysis/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Threat Spotlight: WarmCookie/BadSpace Feedly Summary: WarmCookie is a malware family that emerged in April 2024 and has been distributed via regularly conducted malspam and malvertising campaigns.  AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergence and operational characteristics of the WarmCookie malware family, which has…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: File hosting services misused for identity phishing

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/08/file-hosting-services-misused-for-identity-phishing/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: File hosting services misused for identity phishing Feedly Summary: Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities,…

  • Wired: AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-detection-gap/ Source: Wired Title: AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South Feedly Summary: With generative AI affecting politics worldwide, researchers face a “detection gap,” as the biases built into systems mean tools for identifying fake content often work poorly or not at all in the Global South. AI Summary and Description:…