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  • Schneier on Security: AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/10/ai-enabled-influence-operation-against-iran.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI-Enabled Influence Operation Against Iran Feedly Summary: Citizen Lab has uncovered a coordinated AI-enabled influence operation against the Iranian government, probably conducted by Israel. Key Findings A coordinated network of more than 50 inauthentic X profiles is conducting an AI-enabled influence operation. The network, which we refer…

  • Krebs on Security: Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/bulletproof-host-stark-industries-evades-eu-sanctions/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions Feedly Summary: In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider that materialized two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine and quickly became a top source of Kremlin-linked cyberattacks and…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/politics/us-elections-china-threats.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say Feedly Summary: Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights concerns raised…

  • Schneier on Security: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/indirect-prompt-injection-attacks-against-llm-assistants.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants Feedly Summary: Really good research on practical attacks against LLM agents. “Invitation Is All You Need! Promptware Attacks Against LLM-Powered Assistants in Production Are Practical and Dangerous” Abstract: The growing integration of LLMs into applications has introduced new security risks,…

  • Wired: A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/pro-russia-disinformation-campaign-free-ai-tools/ Source: Wired Title: A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’ Feedly Summary: Consumer-grade AI tools have supercharged Russian-aligned disinformation as pictures, videos, QR codes, and fake websites have proliferated. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the impact of consumer-grade AI tools on…

  • Krebs on Security: U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/05/u-s-sanctions-cloud-provider-funnull-as-top-source-of-pig-butchering-scams/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Feedly Summary: The U.S. government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that provides computer infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites involved in virtual currency investment scams, commonly known as…

  • The Register: When LLMs get personal info they are more persuasive debaters than humans

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/when_llms_get_personal_info/ Source: The Register Title: When LLMs get personal info they are more persuasive debaters than humans Feedly Summary: Large-scale disinfo campaigns could use this in machines that adapt ‘to individual targets.’ Are we having fun yet? Fresh research is indicating that in online debates, LLMs are much more effective than humans at…

  • Slashdot: As Russia and China ‘Seed Chatbots With Lies’, Any Bad Actor Could Game AI the Same Way

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/19/1531238/as-russia-and-china-seed-chatbots-with-lies-any-bad-actor-could-game-ai-the-same-way?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: As Russia and China ‘Seed Chatbots With Lies’, Any Bad Actor Could Game AI the Same Way Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how Russia is automating the spread of misinformation to manipulate AI chatbots, potentially serving as a model for other malicious actors.…

  • OpenAI : Introducing 4o Image Generation

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/index/introducing-4o-image-generation Source: OpenAI Title: Introducing 4o Image Generation Feedly Summary: At OpenAI, we have long believed image generation should be a primary capability of our language models. That’s why we’ve built our most advanced image generator yet into GPT‑4o. The result—image generation that is not only beautiful, but useful. AI Summary and Description:…

  • Hacker News: Moscow-based global news network has infected Western AI tools

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    Source URL: https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-funded-moscow-based-global Source: Hacker News Title: Moscow-based global news network has infected Western AI tools Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a disinformation network, “Pravda,” that is manipulating AI chatbots by flooding them with false narratives and propaganda, resulting in a significant percentage of chatbot outputs containing disinformation.…