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Most articles on Wed 21 Oct (96); 9–13 on weekend days.
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Sun 30 Aug· 16 articles
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FulcrumSec claims 86GB MAG breach exposes 8.7 million
The extortion group FulcrumSec has claimed responsibility for a major data breach involving 86GB of data from the Manchester Airports Group (MAG). This breach, which MAG disclosed on August 27, affects customers of Manchester, London Stansted, and East…
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US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, a former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) IT specialist, has pleaded guilty to attempting to leak secret and top-secret information to foreign spies following an FBI sting operation. Laatsch, who had top-secret clearance since 2019,…
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Valve leak reveals 12TB of early 2003 to 2013 game betas
A significant leak of internal builds from Valve has occurred, featuring 12 terabytes of data from various projects between 2003 and 2013. This includes beta versions of popular titles such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Left 4 Dead, and Portal 2,…
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Education sector faces phishing surge as new term begins
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the education sector with new phishing campaigns and fake education-themed websites as the new academic year approaches. According to Check Point Research, educational organizations experienced an average of 4,696…
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VA warns of unencrypted health data leak for Vermont veterans
The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs reported a potential data breach affecting veterans using the White River Junction, Vermont healthcare system. Unencrypted communications containing personal health information were inadvertently sent earlier this…
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Aurora ransomware hits VMware ESXi with custom Linux payload
The Aurora ransomware, believed to be operated by a Russian-speaking group, targets VMware ESXi environments across multiple organizations. It uses a sophisticated infection chain that involves the manual deployment of a custom Linux payload to encrypt…
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Court Blocks Pentagon's Ban on Anthropic AI Amid Ethics Debate
A U.S. District Court ruling by Judge Rita Lin deemed the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as an AI supply chain risk illegal. The judge enjoined federal agencies from enforcing an executive order mandating the cessation of Anthropic's product use. The…
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Android 17 adds encrypted hello to hide sites from ISP tracking.
Google's Android 17 introduces Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) to enhance user privacy by encrypting website names during initial connections, preventing ISPs from logging visited sites. ECH reduces threats from ISP monitoring and phishing attacks, but does not…
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Google rolls out full AI Overviews, shifting search traffic away
Google has implemented a significant update to its search interface, automatically expanding AI Overviews for specific queries, pushing traditional search results further down the page. Previously, AI Overviews only displayed a brief summary, requiring user…
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OpenAI cuts Cursor access after alleged data misuse by Musk
OpenAI has announced it will terminate Cursor's access to its AI models following SpaceX's acquisition of the coding assistant for $60 billion. The decision stems from OpenAI's concerns about Elon Musk's history of contract violations, including incidents…
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Sony, Warner Chappell sue Anthropic CEO over AI song copyright
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic in the Northern District of California, accusing the AI company of extensive copyright infringement. The lawsuit claims that Anthropic illegally used their copyrighted…
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Chinese Spy Campaign Hits Myanmar Diplomats with Go Backdoor
The Security Affairs Malware Newsletter Round 112 provides an overview of recent articles and research concerning malware threats. Key articles include: 1. **Operation QUICSILVER**: A report on a Chinese actor targeting Myanmar diplomats with a Go backdoor.…
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Hackers Are Probing PaperCut Servers, and 47% Still Have No Patch
The article discusses ongoing attacks on PaperCut servers, with 47% of installations still using unpatched versions vulnerable to critical flaws. A recent report from Huntress confirmed that a pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability…
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Rhysida ransomware hits Berlin government ahead of election
The Security Affairs newsletter Round 592 highlights significant recent developments in cybersecurity and cyber threats. Key points include: 1) Security vulnerabilities in Unitree G1 humanoid robots. 2) The Rhysida Ransomware Group's targeting of the Berlin…
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Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs trick lets TerminalFix plant backdoor
The article discusses a cybersecurity threat involving 'TerminalFix', which utilizes fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to deploy reverse-tunnel backdoors within infected systems. This technique highlights the growing sophistication of social engineering and malware…
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YARA‑X 1.20.0 Released with New CLI Option and Key Bug Fixes
The content discusses the release of YARA-X version 1.20.0, which includes 14 improvements and 13 bug fixes. A notable new feature is the CLI option '--ignore-invalid-rules,' which allows users to bypass rules that fail to compile. Additionally, updates for…
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