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  • Microsoft Security Blog: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/18/dissecting-pipemagic-inside-the-architecture-of-a-modular-backdoor-framework/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework Feedly Summary: A comprehensive technical deep dive on PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application. Beneath its disguise, PipeMagic is a sophisticated malware framework designed for flexibility and…

  • Slashdot: US Spy Chief Gabbard Says UK Agreed To Drop ‘Backdoor’ Mandate for Apple

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/08/19/0345252/us-spy-chief-gabbard-says-uk-agreed-to-drop-backdoor-mandate-for-apple?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Spy Chief Gabbard Says UK Agreed To Drop ‘Backdoor’ Mandate for Apple Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent development in the UK’s approach to encryption and security, specifically regarding Apple and its iCloud data. The intervention by the Trump administration highlights…

  • The Register: Typhoon-adjacent Chinese crew broke into Taiwanese web host

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/typhoonadjacent_chinese_crew_taiwan_web_servers/ Source: The Register Title: Typhoon-adjacent Chinese crew broke into Taiwanese web host Feedly Summary: Is that a JuicyPotato on your network? A suspected Chinese-government-backed cyber crew recently broke into a Taiwanese web hosting provider to steal credentials and plant backdoors for long-term access, using a mix of open-source and custom software tools,…

  • Embrace The Red: Google Jules is Vulnerable To Invisible Prompt Injection

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/google-jules-invisible-prompt-injection/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Google Jules is Vulnerable To Invisible Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: The latest Gemini models quite reliably interpret hidden Unicode Tag characters as instructions. This vulnerability, first reported to Google over a year ago, has not been mitigated at the model or API level, hence now affects all…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: What happened in Vegas (that you actually want to know about)

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/what-happened-in-vegas-that-you-actually-want-to-know-about/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: What happened in Vegas (that you actually want to know about) Feedly Summary: Hazel braves Vegas, overpriced water and the Black Hat maze to bring you Talos’ latest research — including a deep dive into the PS1Bot malware campaign. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This newsletter…

  • Slashdot: Encryption Made For Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/07/217234/encryption-made-for-police-and-military-radios-may-be-easily-cracked Source: Slashdot Title: Encryption Made For Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights critical vulnerabilities in an encryption algorithm widely used in radios for essential sectors, including law enforcement and military. After researchers discovered a backdoor in the original algorithm,…

  • Schneier on Security: China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/china-accuses-nvidia-of-putting-backdoors-into-their-chips.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips Feedly Summary: The government of China has accused Nvidia of inserting a backdoor into their H20 chips: China’s cyber regulator on Thursday said it had held a meeting with Nvidia over what it called “serious security issues” with…

  • Slashdot: Nvidia Rejects US Demand For Backdoors in AI Chips

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/145218/nvidia-rejects-us-demand-for-backdoors-in-ai-chips Source: Slashdot Title: Nvidia Rejects US Demand For Backdoors in AI Chips Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nvidia’s chief security officer has firmly stated that the company’s GPUs should not have “kill switches” or backdoors, amidst ongoing legislative pressures in the US for increased control and security measures over…