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CVE-2025-5777 Detection: A New Critical Vulnerability Dubbed “CitrixBleed 2” in NetScaler ADC Faces Exploitation Risk
- Critical security issue in NetScaler ADC, CVE-2025-5777, poses exploitation risk after being exploited.
- Vulnerability allows memory overflow, control flow alteration, potential DoS conditions; resembles CitrixBleed.
- CitrixBleed 2's exploitation involves data compromise, session token leakage, posing serious risks.
- Detection tools, rules, and AI are available to identify and mitigate CVE-2025-5777 risks.
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What Spotify Taught Me About Strategy, AI, and User Experience
- Spotify faces challenges such as providing bad recommendations and relying heavily on ads and subscriptions for revenue.
- Issues with user experience include buggy playback, repetitive songs, and unwanted podcasts.
- Proposed solutions include using smarter machine learning, dynamic pricing, and improving system stability.
- Recommendations also involve redesigning Spotify's user flow, leveraging ML engines like Vertex AI, and moving towards a retrieval and re-ranking approach.
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FinSei Ltd Partners with FinHub.cloud to Accelerate Next-Generation Payment Solutions Across the UK and Europe
- FinSei Ltd, a fintech company, partners with FinHub.cloud to enhance payment solutions in the UK and Europe.
- The partnership aims to improve scalability, security, and operational efficiency for FinSei.
- FinSei offers e-wallets, card issuing, international transfers, and alternative payments, focusing on underserved markets and cross-border transactions.
- The collaboration with FinHub.cloud will boost transaction speed, strengthen security, accelerate product rollouts, and enhance regulatory compliance for FinSei.
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TLS Certificate Lifetimes Drop to 47 Days: What You Need to Know
- The CA/Browser Forum, supported by Apple, Google, and Mozilla, passed a proposal to reduce the maximum lifespan of TLS certificates starting in March 2026.
- The certificate validity will be gradually reduced to just 47 days by 2029 to enhance internet security and mitigate risks associated with expired or stolen certificates.
- This change poses challenges for website owners and IT teams, requiring them to adapt to shorter certificate lifetimes and prepare for the upcoming security update.
- The shift aims to improve online security by preventing misuse of outdated or compromised certificates, with significant changes planned for TLS certificate validity periods.
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Why Fintech’s True AI Revolution Starts with Getting the Basics Right?
- FinTech's AI narrative depicts a future with virtual assistants revolutionizing money interactions.
- However, the true AI revolution lies in perfecting fundamental operations over futuristic dreams.
- AI optimization enhances fintech processes, emphasizing the need for strong data governance.
- Fintech's real magic lies in AI as an optimizer refining existing processes.
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Tech Radar
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Experts warn this top GenAI tool is being used to build phishing websites
- Okta warns that the GenAI tool v0.dev is being exploited to create phishing sites hosted on Vercel infrastructure to appear legitimate.
- The AI tools are generating false URLs, posing a risk to unsuspecting users and providing a lower technical barrier for cybercrime.
- Phishing sites created using v0.dev are mimicking authentic company logos and hosted on Vercel to enhance credibility, with popular targets including Microsoft 365 and fake crypto sites.
- Experts recommend implementing multi-factor authentication and updating cybersecurity training programs to combat the rising threat of AI-generated phishing attacks.
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MCP 2025-06-18 Spec Update: Security, Structured Output & Elicitation
- MCP 2025-06-18 Spec Update enhances security with OAuth 2.0 Resource Server classification.
- Structured JSON tool output supported, along with elicitation for user input mid-session.
- New Security Considerations, PKCE protection, and token audience validation for MCP servers.
- Added Security Best Practices with concrete countermeasures and structured output schema support.
- Resource links in tool results, protocol version enforcement, and JSON-RPC batching removed.
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Tech Radar
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French government hit by Chinese hackers exploiting Ivanti security flaws
- Chinese state-sponsored threat actors exploited three zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti CSA solutions to access French government agencies and other commercial entities such as telcos, finance, and transportation organizations.
- The attackers abused the vulnerabilities to steal login credentials and establish persistence on target endpoints, using techniques like deploying PHP web shells and installing kernel modules acting as a rootkit.
- The attacks were attributed to a group named Houken, known for exploiting vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver previously, and sold the gained access to French government devices, believed to be targeting valuable intelligence and sensitive data.
- The French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) confirmed the breaches, linking the attacks to Chinese state-sponsored actors, while noting the group Houken had targeted various sectors beyond Western entities.
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AI deepfakes: Denmark introduces law to protect citizens
- Denmark introduces pioneering legislation to protect citizens from AI-generated deepfakes.
- The law gives individuals control over their face, voice, and identity rights.
- Deepfake technology poses threats like fraud, reputation attacks, and social manipulation.
- UK businesses may face legal obligations to safeguard against deepfake risks.
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Nonbanks Lead Expansion Into Real-Time Payments
- Real-time payments are becoming the new standard for fast, efficient, and convenient transactions, revolutionizing money movement globally.
- Nonbank entities are increasingly joining the real-time payments space, indicating a shift towards broader adoption and innovation in faster payment systems.
- Retail giant Walmart is venturing into real-time payments with a new pay-by-bank option, aiming to streamline transactions and avoid costly interchange fees.
- The expansion of real-time payment systems globally creates opportunities for nonbank players like Walmart to enhance customer service and drive mainstream adoption of instant payments.
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Hardening Docker Deployments with SafeLine WAF Integration
- Docker is commonly used for deploying lightweight applications, but lacks security and performance tuning by default.
- Guide covers how to install and optimize Docker on CentOS, secure containers using SafeLine WAF, and optimize Docker settings.
- SafeLine WAF is a free Web Application Firewall that protects against various attacks - install process and securing steps included.
- Optimizing Docker, adding SafeLine WAF, and configuring settings helps improve security and performance for Docker deployments.
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A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of +62,000 users
- A flaw in the Catwatchful Android spyware exposed the full user database, leaking email addresses and plaintext passwords of over 62,000 users, including customers and the admin.
- Catwatchful, a spyware posing as a child monitoring app, is used for non-consensual surveillance, enabling access to victims' private data and real-time phone content.
- The spyware's database exposed around 62,000 accounts and data from 26,000 victims, primarily in Mexico, Colombia, India, and other Latin American countries, with the administrator's identity also revealed.
- Security researcher Eric Daigle found a SQL injection flaw in Catwatchful, leading to the exposure of plaintext logins and passwords, which prompted actions from Google's Safe Browsing and the Firebase team but the database remained online.
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Global Fintech Series
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The Open Platform Is First Unicorn in Web3 Ecosystem in Telegram at $1Billion Valuation
- The Open Platform in Telegram has become the first unicorn in the TON-based ecosystem with a $1 billion valuation after completing its Series A funding round led by Ribbit Capital and Pantera Capital.
- The raised $28.5 million in an extended Series A funding round, bringing the total funding secured by The Open Platform to over $70 million, showcasing investor confidence in its ability to drive blockchain ecosystem growth in Telegram.
- The investment will support the geographic expansion of TOP's portfolio companies across the U.S., EU, and other regions, focusing on regulatory licensing, compliance infrastructure, and security enhancements.
- The Open Platform aims to leverage TON Blockchain in conjunction with Telegram's global reach to onboard a billion users to crypto, offering various products and apps to drive mainstream adoption of blockchain technology.
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Wazuh 101: How I Got My SIEM Setup Working in One Afternoon
- The article explains how to deploy Wazuh in a virtual machine environment.
- It details steps to download, import, and set up Wazuh on VMware.
- Instructions on accessing the Wazuh dashboard and connecting agents are provided.
- Tips on troubleshooting and confirming successful deployment of Wazuh are included.
- Overall, a comprehensive guide on setting up Wazuh in a SIEM solution.
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Phishing Attack Through WinRAR File Archiver Simulation Using .Zip Domain
- Google released new top-level domains in May 2023, including .zip, raising cybersecurity concerns.
- Cybercriminals can use TLDs like .zip to simulate phishing attacks, tricking users into downloading malicious files.
- An example phishing website was created to demonstrate how a .zip domain can be used for attacks, emulating WinRAR and Windows 11.
- Organizations are advised to block .zip and .mov domains to prevent phishing attacks leveraging these new TLDs.
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