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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: MCP Run Python

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/18/mcp-run-python/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: MCP Run Python Feedly Summary: MCP Run Python Pydantic AI’s MCP server for running LLM-generated Python code in a sandbox. They ended up using a trick I explored two years ago: using a Deno process to run Pyodide in a WebAssembly sandbox. Here’s a bit of a…

  • The Register: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/chinese_spies_backdoored_us_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week Feedly Summary: Let the espionage and access resale campaigns begin (again) A cyberspy crew or individual with ties to China’s Ministry of State Security has infected global organizations with a remote access trojan (RAT)…

  • Cloud Blog: Instance Replication now available for Filestore

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/filestore-instance-replication-now-available/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Instance Replication now available for Filestore Feedly Summary: We are excited to announce Filestore Instance Replication on Google Cloud, which helps customers meet their business continuity goals and regulatory requirements. The feature offers an efficient replication point objective (RPO) that can reach 30 minutes for data change rates…

  • Slashdot: Nearly 1.5 Million Private Photos from Five Dating Apps Were Exposed Online

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/30/0236216/nearly-15-million-private-photos-from-five-dating-apps-were-exposed-online Source: Slashdot Title: Nearly 1.5 Million Private Photos from Five Dating Apps Were Exposed Online Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals a significant security breach concerning nearly 1.5 million explicit images from specialist dating apps being stored unprotected online, making them susceptible to unauthorized access. The incident…

  • Slashdot: China Bans Compulsory Facial Recognition and Its Use in Private Spaces Like Hotel Rooms

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/1616232/china-bans-compulsory-facial-recognition-and-its-use-in-private-spaces-like-hotel-rooms?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China Bans Compulsory Facial Recognition and Its Use in Private Spaces Like Hotel Rooms Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: China has implemented stringent regulations governing the use of facial recognition technology, emphasizing the requirement of consent from individuals and the necessity of conducting impact assessments regarding…

  • Slashdot: Allstate Insurance Sued For Delivering Personal Info In Plaintext

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/11/225252/allstate-insurance-sued-for-delivering-personal-info-in-plaintext?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Allstate Insurance Sued For Delivering Personal Info In Plaintext Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance for a significant security lapse that allowed personal information, specifically driver’s license numbers (DLNs), to be exposed in plain text on their quoting website.…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Admits GitHub Hosted Malware That Infected Almost a Million Devices

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/10/1652235/microsoft-admits-github-hosted-malware-that-infected-almost-a-million-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Admits GitHub Hosted Malware That Infected Almost a Million Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has identified a malvertising campaign that exposed nearly a million devices to malware, linking infected users to malicious websites through redirectors from pirate video streaming sites. This highlights the…

  • Hacker News: US employee screening giant DISA says hackers accessed data of 3M people

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/us-employee-screening-giant-disa-says-hackers-accessed-data-of-more-than-3m-people/ Source: Hacker News Title: US employee screening giant DISA says hackers accessed data of 3M people Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** DISA Global Solutions has confirmed a significant data breach affecting over 3.3 million individuals, involving sensitive personal and financial information. The breach highlights vulnerabilities in the organization’s…