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  • The Register: AI-powered penetration tool, an attacker’s dream, downloaded 10K times in 2 months

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/cobalt_strikes_ai_successor_downloaded/ Source: The Register Title: AI-powered penetration tool, an attacker’s dream, downloaded 10K times in 2 months Feedly Summary: Shady, China-based company, all the apps needed for a fully automated attack – sounds totally legit Villager, a new penetration-testing tool linked to a suspicious China-based company and described by researchers as “Cobalt Strike’s…

  • Slashdot: Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/0235251/some-angry-github-users-are-rebelling-against-githubs-forced-copilot-ai-features?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the growing dissent among software developers regarding Microsoft’s Copilot AI service integrated with GitHub. Key concerns revolve around the inability to disable Copilot’s functionalities and its…

  • OpenAI : OpenAI and Greek Government launch ‘OpenAI for Greece’

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/global-affairs/openai-for-greece Source: OpenAI Title: OpenAI and Greek Government launch ‘OpenAI for Greece’ Feedly Summary: OpenAI and the Greek Government have launched “OpenAI for Greece” to bring ChatGPT Edu into secondary schools and support responsible AI learning. This partnership aims to boost AI literacy, fuel local start-ups, and drive national economic growth. AI Summary…

  • The Register: Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/sainsburys_lfr/ Source: The Register Title: Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigners cry foul as grocer joins Asda, Iceland, and others in retail surveillance boom Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket chain, has caught the attention of privacy campaigners by launching an eight-week trial of live facial recognition (LFR) tech…

  • The Register: Internet mapping and research tool Censys reveals state-based abuse, harassment

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/censys_abuse_sigcomm_paper/ Source: The Register Title: Internet mapping and research tool Censys reveals state-based abuse, harassment Feedly Summary: ‘Universities are being used to proxy offensive government operations, turning research access decisions political’ Censys Inc, vendor of the popular Censys internet-mapping tool, has revealed that state-based actors are trying to abuse its services by hiding…

  • Embrace The Red: AgentHopper: An AI Virus Research Project

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/agenthopper-a-poc-ai-virus/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: AgentHopper: An AI Virus Research Project Feedly Summary: As part of the Month of AI Bugs, serious vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution via indirect prompt injection were discovered. There was a period of a few weeks where multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities existed in popular agents,…

  • Slashdot: Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/2116246/meta-changes-teen-ai-chatbot-responses-as-senate-begins-probe-into-romantic-conversations Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta is instituting temporary limitations on its AI chatbots for teenage users to safeguard them from engaging in inappropriate conversations. The adjustments aim to redirect conversations away from…

  • Slashdot: Google is Building a Duolingo Rival Into the Translate App

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/26/1648258/google-is-building-a-duolingo-rival-into-the-translate-app?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google is Building a Duolingo Rival Into the Translate App Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has leveraged AI technology to enhance its Translate app, enabling personalized language learning experiences. This integration not only emphasizes the use of AI in educational contexts but also reflects broader…

  • Slashdot: Arch Linux Faces ‘Ongoing’ DDoS Attack

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/23/0513229/arch-linux-faces-ongoing-ddos-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Arch Linux Faces ‘Ongoing’ DDoS Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a DDoS attack on the Arch Linux community, emphasizing the security challenges faced by volunteer-driven projects and their reliance on external hosting and infrastructure. It highlights the ongoing mitigation efforts by the…