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  • Slashdot: The FSF Faces Active ‘Ongoing and Increasing’ DDoS Attacks

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/06/1737253/the-fsf-faces-active-ongoing-and-increasing-ddos-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The FSF Faces Active ‘Ongoing and Increasing’ DDoS Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is grappling with ongoing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, primarily attributed to botnets and potential Large Language Model (LLM) scrapers. Despite these challenges, their critical infrastructure…

  • Slashdot: Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/06/0252201/police-department-apologizes-for-sharing-ai-doctored-evidence-photo-on-social-media?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A police department in Maine admitted to inadvertently sharing an AI-altered photo of drug evidence on social media, resulting in public scrutiny over the integrity of evidence presentation. This incident…

  • Slashdot: Diffusion + Coding = DiffuCode. How Apple Released a Weirdly Interesting Coding Language Model

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1259255/diffusion–coding–diffucode-how-apple-released-a-weirdly-interesting-coding-language-model?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Diffusion + Coding = DiffuCode. How Apple Released a Weirdly Interesting Coding Language Model Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text discusses the release of Apple’s new AI model, DiffuCode-7B-cpGRPO, which utilizes a diffusion-based approach for code generation, unlike traditional autoregressive large language…

  • The Register: Ingram Micro confirms ransomware behind multi-day outage

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/06/ingram_micro_confirms_ransomware_behind/ Source: The Register Title: Ingram Micro confirms ransomware behind multi-day outage Feedly Summary: SafePay crew claims responsibility for intrusion at one of world’s largest tech distributors Ingram Micro, one of the world’s largest distributors, has confirmed it is trying to restore systems following a ransomware attack.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Supabase MCP can leak your entire SQL database

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/6/supabase-mcp-lethal-trifecta/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Supabase MCP can leak your entire SQL database Feedly Summary: Supabase MCP can leak your entire SQL database Here’s yet another example of a lethal trifecta attack, where an LLM system combines access to private data, exposure to potentially malicious instructions and a mechanism to communicate data…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1935203/microsoft-open-sources-copilot-chat-for-vs-code-on-github Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has open-sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code, allowing developers to access its internal workings, including data handling and telemetry. This transparency is significant for security, as it…

  • Slashdot: XBOW’s AI-Powered Pentester Grabs Top Rank on HackerOne, Raises $75M to Grow Platform

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1847237/xbows-ai-powered-pentester-grabs-top-rank-on-hackerone-raises-75m-to-grow-platform Source: Slashdot Title: XBOW’s AI-Powered Pentester Grabs Top Rank on HackerOne, Raises $75M to Grow Platform Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergence of “Xbow,” an autonomous AI-powered penetration tester that has excelled in finding and reporting vulnerabilities in enterprise software. This innovation highlights the trend…

  • Slashdot: Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/0323220/two-sudo-vulnerabilities-discovered-and-patched?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Two Sudo Vulnerabilities Discovered and Patched Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in Sudo that allow local attackers to escalate their privileges. Researchers have identified two critical flaws, CVE-2025-32462 and CVE-2025-32463, which could potentially expose systems to security risks and…

  • Slashdot: AI Coding Agents Are Already Commoditized

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/04/191224/ai-coding-agents-are-already-commoditized?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Coding Agents Are Already Commoditized Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the commoditization of AI coding agents, arguing that recent advancements in AI models have leveled the playing field, making powerful coding agents accessible without unique technical advantages. Sean Goedecke emphasizes that the…