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  • Slashdot: Discord Says 70,000 Users May Have Had Their Government IDs Leaked In Breach

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/08/2259252/discord-says-70000-users-may-have-had-their-government-ids-leaked-in-breach?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Discord Says 70,000 Users May Have Had Their Government IDs Leaked In Breach Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Discord has reported a significant data breach affecting around 70,000 users, with the potential exposure of sensitive information, including government ID photos. The incident highlights serious concerns about…

  • Slashdot: Signal Braces For Quantum Age With SPQR Encryption Upgrade

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/03/234236/signal-braces-for-quantum-age-with-spqr-encryption-upgrade?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Signal Braces For Quantum Age With SPQR Encryption Upgrade Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Signal’s introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR) marks a significant enhancement in encryption protocols, incorporating quantum-resistant cryptography into its messaging platform. This upgrade, called the Triple Ratchet, is designed to…

  • Cloud Blog: Building on the bananas momentum of generative media models on Google Cloud

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/building-momentum-for-gen-media-including-nano-banana-/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Building on the bananas momentum of generative media models on Google Cloud Feedly Summary: It’s been exciting to see the capabilities of Nano Banana, our latest image editing model available in Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, go viral. And with transformative workflows like these, it is easy to see…

  • The Register: Hunt for RedNovember: Beijing hacked critical orgs in year-long snooping campaign

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/27/rednovember_chinese_espionage/ Source: The Register Title: Hunt for RedNovember: Beijing hacked critical orgs in year-long snooping campaign Feedly Summary: Not to be confused with all the other reports of Chinese intruders on US networks that came to light this week RedNovember, a Chinese state-sponsored cyberspy group, targeted government and critical private-sector networks around the…

  • Slashdot: Chinese Hackers Breach US Software and Law Firms Amid Trade Fight

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/26/1836203/chinese-hackers-breach-us-software-and-law-firms-amid-trade-fight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hackers Breach US Software and Law Firms Amid Trade Fight Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated hacking campaign by suspected Chinese hackers targeting US software developers and law firms, as reported by cybersecurity firm Mandiant. The implications for cloud computing security…

  • The Register: Microsoft spots fresh XCSSET malware strain hiding in Apple dev projects

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/microsoft_xcsset_macos/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft spots fresh XCSSET malware strain hiding in Apple dev projects Feedly Summary: Upgraded nasty slips into Xcode builds, steals crypto, and disables macOS defenses The long-running XCSSET malware strain has evolved again, with Microsoft warning of a new macOS variant that expands its bag of tricks while…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Cross-Agent Privilege Escalation: When Agents Free Each Other

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/24/cross-agent-privilege-escalation/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Cross-Agent Privilege Escalation: When Agents Free Each Other Feedly Summary: Cross-Agent Privilege Escalation: When Agents Free Each Other Here’s a clever new form of AI exploit from Johann Rehberger, who has coined the term Cross-Agent Privilege Escalation to describe an attack where multiple coding agents – GitHub…

  • Embrace The Red: Cross-Agent Privilege Escalation: When Agents Free Each Other

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/cross-agent-privilege-escalation-agents-that-free-each-other/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Cross-Agent Privilege Escalation: When Agents Free Each Other Feedly Summary: During the Month of AI Bugs, I described an emerging vulnerability pattern that shows how commonly agentic systems have a design flaw that allows an agent to overwrite its own configuration and security settings. This allows the…

  • Cloud Blog: Meet the new GKE: Extending Autopilot to all qualifying clusters

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/gke-autopilot-now-available-to-all-qualifying-clusters/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Meet the new GKE: Extending Autopilot to all qualifying clusters Feedly Summary: Autopilot is an operational mode for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) that provides a fully managed environment and takes care of operational details, like provisioning compute capacity for your workloads. Autopilot allows you to spend more time…