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  • The Register: Fake CAPTCHA tests trick users into running malware

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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…

  • Slashdot: Coinbase Reverses Remote-First Policy After North Korean Infiltration Attempts

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/22/1515238/coinbase-reverses-remote-first-policy-after-north-korean-infiltration-attempts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Coinbase Reverses Remote-First Policy After North Korean Infiltration Attempts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the increasing security vulnerabilities associated with remote work policies, particularly in sensitive roles within cryptocurrency firms. It emphasizes the proactive measures taken by Coinbase to mitigate these risks, including…

  • Slashdot: KPMG Wrote 100-Page Prompt To Build Agentic TaxBot

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/22/1110257/kpmg-wrote-100-page-prompt-to-build-agentic-taxbot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: KPMG Wrote 100-Page Prompt To Build Agentic TaxBot Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how KPMG Australia is utilizing advanced AI technology to automate complex tax advisory processes. By creating a sophisticated AI agent that leverages extensive prompt engineering, they significantly reduce the time…

  • Schneier on Security: AI Agents Need Data Integrity

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/ai-agents-need-data-integrity.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI Agents Need Data Integrity Feedly Summary: Think of the Web as a digital territory with its own social contract. In 2014, Tim Berners-Lee called for a “Magna Carta for the Web” to restore the balance of power between individuals and institutions. This mirrors the original charter’s…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Cloudflare incident on August 21, 2025

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-incident-on-august-21-2025/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Cloudflare incident on August 21, 2025 Feedly Summary: On August 21, 2025, an influx of traffic directed toward clients hosted in AWS us-east-1 caused severe congestion on links between Cloudflare and us-east-1. In this post, we explain the details. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: How a volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/wildfire-fogos-pt-portugal-ddos-attack/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: How a volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks Feedly Summary: Fogos.pt, a volunteer-run wildfire tracker in Portugal, grew from a side project into a critical national resource used by citizens, media, and government. During 2025 fire season it was hit by DDoS AI…

  • The Register: Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/anthropic_claude_nuclear_chat_detection/ Source: The Register Title: Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason Feedly Summary: Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right? Anthropic says it has scanned an undisclosed portion of conversations with its Claude AI model to catch concerning inquiries about nuclear…

  • The Register: Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/microsoft_cuts_chinas_early_access/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code Feedly Summary: Better late than never after SharePoint assault? Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month’s SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak…

  • The Register: Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/google_gemini_image_scaling_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned Feedly Summary: Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection Security researchers with Trail of Bits have found that Google Gemini CLI and other production AI systems can be deceived by image scaling attacks, a well-known adversarial challenge…

  • AWS Open Source Blog: Open Protocols for Agent Interoperability Part 4: Inter-Agent Communication on A2A

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/open-protocols-for-agent-interoperability-part-4-inter-agent-communication-on-a2a/ Source: AWS Open Source Blog Title: Open Protocols for Agent Interoperability Part 4: Inter-Agent Communication on A2A Feedly Summary: Welcome to Part 4 of our blog series on Open Protocols for Agent Interoperability where we will cover the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, AWS’ involvement with the Linux Foundation-based open standard, and our support…