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  • The Register: Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/freevpn_privacy_research/ Source: The Register Title: Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension Feedly Summary: Researcher claims extension didn’t start out by exfiltrating info… while dev says its actions are ‘compliant’ Security boffins at Koi Security have warned of a shift in behavior of a popular Chrome VPN extension, FreeVPN.One, which recently…

  • 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…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Russian state-sponsored espionage group Static Tundra compromises unpatched end-of-life network devices

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/static-tundra/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Russian state-sponsored espionage group Static Tundra compromises unpatched end-of-life network devices Feedly Summary: A Russian state-sponsored group, Static Tundra, is exploiting an old Cisco IOS vulnerability to compromise unpatched network devices worldwide, targeting key sectors for intelligence gathering. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides…

  • Cloud Blog: An efficient path to production AI: Kakao’s journey with JAX and Cloud TPUs

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure-modernization/kakaos-journey-with-jax-and-cloud-tpus/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: An efficient path to production AI: Kakao’s journey with JAX and Cloud TPUs Feedly Summary: When your messaging platform serves 49 million people – 93% of South Korea’s population – every technical decision carries enormous weight. The engineering team at Kakao faced exactly this challenge when their existing…

  • Embrace The Red: Amazon Q Developer: Secrets Leaked via DNS and Prompt Injection

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amazon-q-developer-data-exfil-via-dns/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Amazon Q Developer: Secrets Leaked via DNS and Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: The next three posts will cover high severity vulnerabilities in the Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension (Amazon Q), which is a very popular coding agent, with over 1 million downloads. It is vulnerable to…

  • Slashdot: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/0331217/llm-found-transmitting-behavioral-traits-to-student-llm-via-hidden-signals-in-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights a concerning phenomenon in AI development known as subliminal learning, where a “teacher” model instills traits in a “student” model without explicit instruction. This can…

  • Enterprise AI Trends: GPT-5: Strategic Implications

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    Source URL: https://nextword.substack.com/p/gpt-5-strategic-implications Source: Enterprise AI Trends Title: GPT-5: Strategic Implications Feedly Summary: Not feeling the AGI? That’s not the point. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the significant implications of OpenAI’s recent transition to GPT-5, including the retirement of previous models and the introduction of a model router, which will streamline…