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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Politico: 5 Questions for Jack Clark

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/8/questions-for-jack-clark/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Politico: 5 Questions for Jack Clark Feedly Summary: Politico: 5 Questions for Jack Clark I tend to ignore statements with this much future-facing hype, especially when they come from AI labs who are both raising money and trying to influence US technical policy. Anthropic’s Jack Clark has…

  • Hacker News: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of an undocumented backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip presents significant security risks, especially in IoT devices. This backdoor allows for device spoofing, unauthorized access,…

  • The Register: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/commoditization_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware Feedly Summary: Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn’t working Interview There’s a handful of cybercriminal gangs that Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator with GuidePoint Security, regularly gets called in to respond…

  • Unit 42: Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a SCADA System

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/vulnerabilities-in-iconics-software-suite/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a SCADA System Feedly Summary: We identified multiple vulnerabilities in ICONICS Suite, SCADA software used in numerous OT applications. This article offers a technical analysis of our findings. The post Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a SCADA System appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary…

  • The Register: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/badbox_botnet_returns/ Source: The Register Title: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids Feedly Summary: Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a…

  • Hacker News: Model pickers are a UX failure

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    Source URL: https://www.augmentcode.com/blog/ai-model-pickers-are-a-design-failure-not-a-feature Source: Hacker News Title: Model pickers are a UX failure Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques the user experience of AI coding assistants that require developers to choose between multiple models. It argues that such model pickers detract from productivity by imposing unnecessary decision-making burdens on…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/06/malvertising-campaign-leads-to-info-stealers-hosted-on-github/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub Feedly Summary: Microsoft detected a large-scale malvertising campaign in early December 2024 that impacted nearly one million devices globally. The attack originated from illegal streaming websites embedded with malvertising redirectors and ultimately redirected users to GitHub to deliver…

  • Scott Logic: LLMs Don’t Know What They Don’t Know—And That’s a Problem

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/03/06/llms-dont-know-what-they-dont-know-and-thats-a-problem.html Source: Scott Logic Title: LLMs Don’t Know What They Don’t Know—And That’s a Problem Feedly Summary: LLMs are not just limited by hallucinations—they fundamentally lack awareness of their own capabilities, making them overconfident in executing tasks they don’t fully understand. While “vibe coding” embraces AI’s ability to generate quick solutions, true progress…

  • Slashdot: US Congressional Panel Urges Americans To Ditch China-made Routers

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/1513201/us-congressional-panel-urges-americans-to-ditch-china-made-routers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Congressional Panel Urges Americans To Ditch China-made Routers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A U.S. congressional committee has issued a recommendation for Americans to discard Chinese-made wireless routers, particularly those by TP-Link, citing significant security risks that could jeopardize U.S. critical infrastructure. This recommendation follows…

  • The Register: Up to $75M needed to address rural hospital cybersecurity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/rural_hospitals_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: Up to $75M needed to address rural hospital cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it’s preventable It will cost upward of $75 million to address the cybersecurity needs of rural US hospitals, Microsoft reckons, as mounting closures threaten the lives of Americans.… AI…