IPv4 Mapped IPv6 Addresses, (Tue, Mar 17th)

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Yesterday, in my diary about the scans for “/proxy/” URLs, I noted how attackers are using IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to possibly obfuscate their attack. These addresses are defined in RFC 4038. These addresses are one of the many transition mechanisms used to retain some backward compatibility as IPv6 is deployed. Many modern applications use IPv6-only networking code. IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses can be used to represent IPv4 addresses in these cases. IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses are not used on the network, but instead, translated to IPv4 before a packet is sent.

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AI is Everywhere, But CISOs are Still Securing It with Yesterday’s Skills and Tools, Study Finds

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A majority of security leaders are struggling to defend AI systems with tools and skills that are not fit for the challenge, according to the AI and Adversarial Testing Benchmark Report 2026 from Pentera.
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AI, APIs and DDoS Collide in New Era of Coordinated Cyberattacks

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Akamai warns that Layer 7 DDoS, API abuse and AI-powered attacks are merging into coordinated, multi-vector campaigns that are harder to detect and defend against.
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