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  • Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

  • The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…

  • Hacker News: Internal representations of LLMs encode information about truthfulness

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02707 Source: Hacker News Title: Internal representations of LLMs encode information about truthfulness Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper explores the issue of hallucinations in large language models (LLMs), revealing that these models possess internal representations that can provide valuable insights into the truthfulness of their outputs. This…

  • Alerts: JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/29/jcdcs-industry-government-collaboration-speeds-mitigation-crowdstrike-it-outage Source: Alerts Title: JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage Feedly Summary: CISA, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), enabled swift, coordinated response and information sharing in the wake of a significant IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update. This outage, which impacted government, critical infrastructure, and industry…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/29/cisa-releases-three-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on October 29, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-303-01 Siemens InterMesh Subscriber Devices ICSA-24-303-02 Solar-Log Base 15 ICSA-24-303-03 Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device…

  • Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…

  • Slashdot: Did Capturing Carbon from the Air Just Get Easier?

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/10/26/2318201/did-capturing-carbon-from-the-air-just-get-easier?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Did Capturing Carbon from the Air Just Get Easier? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent innovation in carbon capture technology developed by researchers at UC Berkeley. It highlights the breakthrough material that effectively captures CO2 from ambient air while also emphasizing the…

  • CSA: How CSA Research Uses the Cloud Controls Matrix

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/10/25/how-csa-research-uses-the-cloud-controls-matrix-to-address-diverse-security-challenges Source: CSA Title: How CSA Research Uses the Cloud Controls Matrix Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) utilization of the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) to enhance cloud security practices across various domains, including AI and quantum-safe security. It explores the development of…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/25/zombais/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use Feedly Summary: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use In news that should surprise nobody who has been paying attention, Johann Rehberger has demonstrated a prompt injection attack against the new Claude Computer Use…

  • Cloud Blog: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575)

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/fortimanager-zero-day-exploitation-cve-2024-47575/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575) Feedly Summary: Written by: Foti Castelan, Max Thauer, JP Glab, Gabby Roncone, Tufail Ahmed, Jared Wilson Summary In October 2024, Mandiant collaborated with Fortinet to investigate the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across 50+ potentially compromised FortiManager devices in various industries. The vulnerability,…