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  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Slashdot: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/2156211/aukus-blasts-holes-in-lockbits-bulletproof-hosting-provider?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The US, UK, and Australia have sanctioned Zservers, a Russian bulletproof hosting provider, due to its involvement with the LockBit ransomware operations. This collaborative effort underscores the importance of disrupting criminal infrastructures that…

  • The Register: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/aukus_zservers_lockbit_sanctions/ Source: The Register Title: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider Feedly Summary: UK foreign secretary says Putin is running a ‘corrupt mafia state’ One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS), along with…

  • Slashdot: AI Can Now Replicate Itself

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/0137223/ai-can-now-replicate-itself?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Can Now Replicate Itself Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights significant concerns regarding the self-replication capabilities of large language models (LLMs), raising implications for AI safety and security. It showcases how AI can autonomously manage its shutdown and explore environmental challenges, which could…

  • Anchore: DORA + SBOM Primer: Achieving Software Supply Chain Security in Regulated Industries

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/dora-overview/ Source: Anchore Title: DORA + SBOM Primer: Achieving Software Supply Chain Security in Regulated Industries Feedly Summary: At Anchore, we frequently discuss the steady drum beat of regulatory bodies mandating SBOMs (Software Bills of Materials) as the central element of modern software supply chain security. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is…

  • Hacker News: Fake VS Code Extension on NPM Spreads Multi-Stage Malware

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    Source URL: https://www.mend.io/blog/fake-vs-code-extension-on-npm-spreads-multi-stage-malware/ Source: Hacker News Title: Fake VS Code Extension on NPM Spreads Multi-Stage Malware Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a recent discovery of a malicious VS-code extension that employs typosquatting tactics to deliver multi-stage malware to unsuspecting developers. The incident highlights critical security vulnerabilities in…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Set To Finalize First Custom Chip Design This Year

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/10/162234/openai-set-to-finalize-first-custom-chip-design-this-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Set To Finalize First Custom Chip Design This Year Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI is actively working on developing its own AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia, with the intention of entering mass production by 2026. This move is viewed internally as a…

  • Hacker News: Fabrication Begins for Production OpenTitan Silicon – Google Open Source Blog

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    Source URL: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2025/02/fabrication-begins-for-production-opentitan-silicon.html Source: Hacker News Title: Fabrication Begins for Production OpenTitan Silicon – Google Open Source Blog Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details the announcement of Google’s production-ready OpenTitan silicon, the first open-source Root of Trust (RoT) for silicon. This initiative is significant for the security landscape of…

  • Hacker News: Bolt: Bootstrap Long Chain-of-Thought in LLMs Without Distillation [pdf]

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03860 Source: Hacker News Title: Bolt: Bootstrap Long Chain-of-Thought in LLMs Without Distillation [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper introduces BOLT, a method designed to enhance the reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs) by generating long chains of thought (LongCoT) without relying on knowledge distillation. The…