Tag: execution

Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/25/1654220/perplexitys-ai-browser-comet-vulnerable-to-prompt-injection-attacks-that-hijack-user-accounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Perplexity’s AI Browser Comet Vulnerable To Prompt Injection Attacks That Hijack User Accounts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant vulnerabilities in Perplexity’s Comet browser linked to its AI summarization functionalities. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to hijack user accounts and execute malicious commands, posing…

Cloud Blog: Deception in Depth: PRC-Nexus Espionage Campaign Hijacks Web Traffic to Target Diplomats

Aug 25, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/prc-nexus-espionage-targets-diplomats/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Deception in Depth: PRC-Nexus Espionage Campaign Hijacks Web Traffic to Target Diplomats Feedly Summary: Written by: Patrick Whitsell In March 2025, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a complex, multifaceted campaign attributed to the PRC-nexus threat actor UNC6384. The campaign targeted diplomats in Southeast Asia and other entities…

The Register: Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware

Aug 22, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/clickfix_report/ Source: The Register Title: Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware Feedly Summary: ClickFix tricks Microsoft’s security team has published an in-depth report into ClickFix, the social engineering attack which tricks users into executing malicious commands in the guise of proving their humanity.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s security…

Microsoft Security Blog: Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/21/think-before-you-clickfix-analyzing-the-clickfix-social-engineering-technique/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique Feedly Summary: The ClickFix social engineering technique has been growing in popularity, with campaigns targeting thousands of enterprise and end-user devices daily. This technique exploits users’ tendency to resolve technical issues by tricking them into running malicious…

Cloud Blog: Intelligent code conversion: Databricks Spark SQL to BigQuery SQL via Gemini

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/automate-sql-translation-databricks-to-bigquery-with-gemini/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Intelligent code conversion: Databricks Spark SQL to BigQuery SQL via Gemini Feedly Summary: As data platforms evolve and businesses diversify their cloud ecosystems, the need to migrate SQL workloads between engines is becoming increasingly common. Recently, I had the opportunity to work on translating a set of Databricks…

Cloud Blog: How much energy does Google’s AI use? We did the math

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How much energy does Google’s AI use? We did the math Feedly Summary: AI is unlocking scientific breakthroughs, improving healthcare and education, and could add trillions to the global economy. Understanding AI’s footprint is crucial, yet thorough data on the energy and environmental impact of AI inference —…

Microsoft Security Blog: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/18/dissecting-pipemagic-inside-the-architecture-of-a-modular-backdoor-framework/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Dissecting PipeMagic: Inside the architecture of a modular backdoor framework Feedly Summary: A comprehensive technical deep dive on PipeMagic, a highly modular backdoor used by Storm-2460 masquerading as a legitimate open-source ChatGPT Desktop Application. Beneath its disguise, PipeMagic is a sophisticated malware framework designed for flexibility and…

The Register: Amazon quietly fixed Q Developer flaws that made AI agent vulnerable to prompt injection, RCE

Aug 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/amazon_quietly_fixed_q_developer_flaws/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon quietly fixed Q Developer flaws that made AI agent vulnerable to prompt injection, RCE Feedly Summary: Move along, nothing to see here Amazon has quietly fixed a couple of security issues in its coding agent: Amazon Q Developer VS Code extension. Attackers could use these vulns to…

The Register: Commvault releases patches for two nasty bug chains after exploits proven

Aug 20, 2025

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