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  • Slashdot: Microsoft Says AI Can Create ‘Zero Day’ Threats In Biology

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/2335217/microsoft-says-ai-can-create-zero-day-threats-in-biology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Says AI Can Create ‘Zero Day’ Threats In Biology Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s team has identified a significant vulnerability in biosecurity systems using AI, highlighting the dual-use capabilities of generative AI in potentially enabling bioweapons development. This discovery emphasizes the urgent need for…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing Claude Sonnet 4.5 on Vertex AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/announcing-claude-sonnet-4-5-on-vertex-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing Claude Sonnet 4.5 on Vertex AI Feedly Summary: Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic’s most intelligent model and its best-performing model for complex agents, coding, and computer use, on Vertex AI.Claude Sonnet 4.5 is built to work independently for hours, maintaining clarity…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/ai-vs-ai-detecting-an-ai-obfuscated-phishing-campaign/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses, demonstrating a broader trend of attackers leveraging AI to increase the effectiveness of…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Building unique, per-customer defenses against advanced bot threats in the AI era

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/per-customer-bot-defenses/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Building unique, per-customer defenses against advanced bot threats in the AI era Feedly Summary: Today, we are announcing a new approach to catching bots: using models to provide behavioral anomaly detection unique to each bot management customer and stop sophisticated bot attacks. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Supporting Rowhammer research to protect the DRAM ecosystem

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    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/09/supporting-rowhammer-research-to.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Supporting Rowhammer research to protect the DRAM ecosystem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Rowhammer vulnerability in DRAM memory, which allows attackers to manipulate memory cells leading to unauthorized access or data corruption. It highlights the inadequacy of current mitigations…

  • The Register: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/akira_ransomware_abusing_sonicwall/ Source: The Register Title: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks Feedly Summary: Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned…

  • The Register: Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/cyber_threat_intelsharing_funding_lifeline/ Source: The Register Title: Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline Feedly Summary: Clock is ticking US security leaders have urged lawmakers to reauthorize two key pieces of cyber legislation, including one that facilitates threat-intel sharing between the private sector and federal government, before they expire at the end of…

  • The Register: It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/ransomware_ai_abuse/ Source: The Register Title: It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help? Feedly Summary: AI-powered ransomware, extortion chatbots, vibe hacking … just wait until agents replace affiliates It’s no secret that AI tools make it easier for cybercriminals to steal sensitive data and then extort victim organizations. But two…