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  • Wired: Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-likely-stole-fbi-call-logs-from-att-that-could-compromise-informants/ Source: Wired Title: Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants Feedly Summary: A breach of AT&T that exposed “nearly all” of the company’s customers may have included records related to confidential FBI sources, potentially explaining the Bureau’s new embrace of end-to-end encryption. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Slashdot: Apple Pulls AI-Generated Notifications For News After Generating Fake Headlines

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/01/16/2213202/apple-pulls-ai-generated-notifications-for-news-after-generating-fake-headlines?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Pulls AI-Generated Notifications For News After Generating Fake Headlines Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s decision to temporarily disable its AI-driven news summary feature highlights the critical challenge of ensuring accuracy and reliability in generative AI technologies. This incident underscores the importance of robust AI…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Find the helpers

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/find-the-helpers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Find the helpers Feedly Summary: Bill discusses how to find ‘the helpers’ and the importance of knowledge sharing. Plus, there’s a lot to talk about in our latest vulnerability roundup. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This edition of the Threat Source newsletter emphasizes the importance of…

  • Hacker News: Let’s Encrypt is offering 6-day and IP address certs

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    Source URL: https://letsencrypt.org/2025/01/16/6-day-and-ip-certs/ Source: Hacker News Title: Let’s Encrypt is offering 6-day and IP address certs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the introduction of short-lived certificates in the Web PKI ecosystem to enhance security. It emphasizes how these certificates, with lifetimes as short as six days, can mitigate…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Twelve Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/16/cisa-releases-twelve-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Twelve Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released twelve Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 16, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-016-01 Siemens Mendix LDAP ICSA-25-016-02 Siemens Industrial Edge Management ICSA-25-016-03 Siemens Siveillance Video Camera…

  • Hacker News: Nepenthes is a tarpit to catch AI web crawlers

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    Source URL: https://zadzmo.org/code/nepenthes/ Source: Hacker News Title: Nepenthes is a tarpit to catch AI web crawlers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes “Nepenthes,” a tarpit software devised to trap web crawlers, particularly those scraping data for large language models (LLMs). It offers unique functionalities and deployment setups, with explicit…

  • The Register: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/godaddy_ftc_order/ Source: The Register Title: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’ Feedly Summary: Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools GoDaddy has failed to protect its web-hosting platform with even basic infosec tools and practices since 2018,…

  • OpenAI : Partnering with Axios expands OpenAI’s work with the news industry

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/index/partnering-with-axios-expands-openai-work-with-the-news-industry Source: OpenAI Title: Partnering with Axios expands OpenAI’s work with the news industry Feedly Summary: Publishers representing hundreds of newsrooms and content brands are using OpenAI partnerships and grant programs to adopt AI tools and strengthen the news ecosystem, while ChatGPT users gain access to information from leading, reliable publications. AI Summary…

  • NCSC Feed: Passkeys: they’re not perfect but they’re getting better

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/passkeys-not-perfect-getting-better Source: NCSC Feed Title: Passkeys: they’re not perfect but they’re getting better Feedly Summary: Passkeys are the future of authentication, offering enhanced security and convenience over passwords, but widespread adoption faces challenges that the NCSC is working to resolve. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergence of passkeys…

  • Alerts: Microsoft Releases January 2025 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/14/microsoft-releases-january-2025-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases January 2025 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Microsoft products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates:…