Tag: CERN

Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/2223226/police-dismantles-botnet-selling-hacked-routers-as-residential-proxies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Police Dismantles Botnet Selling Hacked Routers As Residential Proxies Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Law enforcement has dismantled a significant botnet targeting routers over the past two decades, revealing serious vulnerabilities with older devices. The operation, involving international cooperation, underscores the need for robust security measures…

The Register: Nip chip smugglers by building trackers into GPUs, US Senator suggests

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/senator_fights_chip_smuggling/ Source: The Register Title: Nip chip smugglers by building trackers into GPUs, US Senator suggests Feedly Summary: AI phone home Despite stiff export controls on the legitimate sale of AI accelerators to China, stemming the flow of gray market GPUs streaming into the Middle Kingdom remains a point of concern for American…

Slashdot: Florida Fails To Pass Bill Requiring Encryption Backdoors For Social Media Accounts

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/2036224/florida-fails-to-pass-bill-requiring-encryption-backdoors-for-social-media-accounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Florida Fails To Pass Bill Requiring Encryption Backdoors For Social Media Accounts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A proposed Florida bill intended to create encryption backdoors for social media companies to facilitate law enforcement access has been withdrawn. This legislation faced significant criticism from digital rights…

Slashdot: US Senator Introduces Bill Calling For Location-Tracking on AI Chips To Limit China Access

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/1850212/us-senator-introduces-bill-calling-for-location-tracking-on-ai-chips-to-limit-china-access?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Senator Introduces Bill Calling For Location-Tracking on AI Chips To Limit China Access Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of the “Chip Security Act” by a U.S. senator aims to implement location verification for export-controlled AI chips to prevent unauthorized access, particularly by China.…

The Register: Tech titans: Wanna secure US AI leadership? Stop giving the world excuses to buy Chinese

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/09/tech_titans_wanna_secure_us/ Source: The Register Title: Tech titans: Wanna secure US AI leadership? Stop giving the world excuses to buy Chinese Feedly Summary: Execs from AMD, Microsoft, and OpenAI tear into profit busting AI diffusion rules Execs from several top US tech companies, including Microsoft, AMD, and OpenAI, slammed the Biden administration’s export rules…

Slashdot: AI-Generated ‘Slop’ Threatens Internet Ecosystem, Researchers Warn

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/088238/ai-generated-slop-threatens-internet-ecosystem-researchers-warn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI-Generated ‘Slop’ Threatens Internet Ecosystem, Researchers Warn Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant concerns regarding the rise of AI-generated content, which may overwhelm human-created material and contribute to scams on social media. The trend raises alarms about the quality of online content and…

Slashdot: Education Giant Pearson Hit By Cyberattack Exposing Customer Data

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/0146239/education-giant-pearson-hit-by-cyberattack-exposing-customer-data Source: Slashdot Title: Education Giant Pearson Hit By Cyberattack Exposing Customer Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Pearson, a major educational organization, experienced a cyberattack resulting in the theft of corporate and customer information. The breach is significant due to the scale of the organization and the sensitivity of…

Unit 42: Stealthy .NET Malware: Hiding Malicious Payloads as Bitmap Resources

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/malicious-payloads-as-bitmap-resources-hide-net-malware/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Stealthy .NET Malware: Hiding Malicious Payloads as Bitmap Resources Feedly Summary: Unit 42 details a new malware obfuscation technique where threat actors hide malware in bitmap resources within .NET applications. These deliver payloads like Agent Tesla or XLoader. The post Stealthy .NET Malware: Hiding Malicious Payloads as Bitmap…

Slashdot: Instagram’s AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists

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