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BleepingComputer

CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a significant increase in attacks targeting internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the water and wastewater systems sector. [...]

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GitHub Changelog

Restricting npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens

npm granular access tokens (GATs) configured to bypass 2FA can no longer perform sensitive account, org, and package management actions. These now require an interactive 2FA challenge, closing one of… The post Restricting npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

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The Hacker News

HollowFrame Loader Deploys Matryoshka Backdoor in Spear-Phishing Attack on Law Firm

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented Go-based loader framework called HollowFrame and a Rust-based malware family tracked as Matryoshka. According to Blackpoint Cyber, the intrusion sequence begins with a spear-phishing message containing a link to an encrypted archive, which holds a Windows Shortcut (LNK). Executing the file triggers a multi-stage chain that

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The Verge Tech

The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts

Several record labels, including the big three - Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group - have proposed rules regarding chart eligibility for AI songs. In short, they wouldn't be. The proposal goes quite a bit further than a labeling proposal put forth by the RIAA, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), SAG-AFTRA, and others. That would create a set of standardized labels for AI-generated and AI-assisted music. The labels' proposal would require son

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Docker Blog

Docker OIDC connections for GitHub Actions available for Docker Orgs

Eliminate Stored Credentials in Your CI/CD Pipelines TL;DR: Docker now supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) for GitHub Actions. Your workflows can authenticate with short-lived, per-run tokens instead of stored PATs or OATs. No secrets to rotate, no credentials to leak.  GitHub OIDC connections are available to organizations with Docker Team, Docker Business, or Docker Hardened Images...

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