Tag: Security Vulnerabilities

  • Hacker News: Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey

    Source URL: https://blog.pspaul.de/posts/ancient-monkey-pwning-a-17-year-old-version-of-spidermonkey/ Source: Hacker News Title: Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant vulnerability found in the Zscaler enterprise VPN solution, particularly linked to the pacparser library and its use of an outdated version of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine.…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    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…

  • The Register: Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/five_eyes_secure_innovation_campaign/ Source: The Register Title: Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again Feedly Summary: Only took ’em a year to dish up some scary travel advice, and a Secure Innovation … Placemat? Cyber security agencies from the Five Eyes nations have delivered on a promise to offer tech startups…

  • Hacker News: UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects 100M – largest US health breach

    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-hacked-millions-health-records-ransomware/ Source: Hacker News Title: UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hack affects 100M – largest US health breach Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare represents a significant data breach, impacting over 100 million individuals’ health information and highlighting critical vulnerabilities in cybersecurity practices within the…

  • Hacker News: "An utter shitshow": Inside the Transport for London cyberattack

    Source URL: https://www.londoncentric.media/p/an-utter-shitshow-inside-the-transport Source: Hacker News Title: "An utter shitshow": Inside the Transport for London cyberattack Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) that has led to widespread disruption and financial strain for many Londoners, particularly those dependent on its services. Although…

  • Hacker News: The EU Throws a Hand Grenade on Software Liability

    Source URL: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-eu-throws-a-hand-grenade-on-software-liability Source: Hacker News Title: The EU Throws a Hand Grenade on Software Liability Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant developments regarding software liability in the EU and the U.S., contrasting the proactive measures taken by the EU to hold software producers accountable with the U.S.’s…

  • Hacker News: The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/25/opinion_open_washing/ Source: Hacker News Title: The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques the phenomenon of “open washing,” particularly in the context of Meta’s Llama 3 language model, which is inaccurately portrayed as open source.…

  • Hacker News: New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-driver-signature-bypass-allows-kernel-rootkit-installs/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability in Windows kernel security that allows attackers to downgrade kernel components, circumventing security measures like Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE). Despite the advancements in kernel security,…

  • Hacker News: Copilot vs. Cursor vs. Cody vs. Supermaven vs. Aider

    Source URL: https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/copilot-vs-cursor-vs-cody-vs-supermaven-vs-aider/ Source: Hacker News Title: Copilot vs. Cursor vs. Cody vs. Supermaven vs. Aider Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the evolution of AI-assisted coding tools, particularly focusing on GitHub Copilot and its alternatives such as Cursor, Sourcegraph Cody, and Supermaven. It highlights how these tools improve…

  • Embrace The Red: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use

    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/claude-computer-use-c2-the-zombais-are-coming/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use Feedly Summary: A few days ago, Anthropic released Claude Computer Use, which is a model + code that allows Claude to control a computer. It takes screenshots to make decisions, can run bash commands and so forth.…