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  • Slashdot: Ghost Students Are Creating an ‘Agonizing’ Problem For California Colleges

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/08/012245/ghost-students-are-creating-an-agonizing-problem-for-california-colleges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ghost Students Are Creating an ‘Agonizing’ Problem For California Colleges Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The rise of “ghost students”—AI agents posing as real students in online courses—has become a significant issue in community colleges, particularly exacerbated by the pandemic. This phenomenon is linked to an…

  • Embrace The Red: Model Context Protocol – New Sneaky Exploit, Risks and Mitigations

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/model-context-protocol-security-risks-and-exploits/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Model Context Protocol – New Sneaky Exploit, Risks and Mitigations Feedly Summary: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a protocol definition for how LLM apps/agents can leverage external tools. I have been calling it Model Control Protocol at times, because due to prompt injection, MCP tool servers…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing CVE-2025-31191: A macOS security-scoped bookmarks-based sandbox escape

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/01/analyzing-cve-2025-31191-a-macos-security-scoped-bookmarks-based-sandbox-escape/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing CVE-2025-31191: A macOS security-scoped bookmarks-based sandbox escape Feedly Summary: Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability in macOS that could allow specially crafted codes to escape the App Sandbox and run unrestricted on the system. We shared our findings with Apple and a fix was released for this vulnerability,…

  • Slashdot: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2234218/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers the extradition of a Scottish cybercriminal, Tyler Robert Buchanan, who is linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group. His involvement includes significant wire fraud and identity theft, with implications for information…

  • Krebs on Security: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-u-s/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. Feedly Summary: A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft.…

  • CSA: Putting the App Back in CNAPP

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/breaking-the-cloud-security-illusion-putting-the-app-back-in-cnapp Source: CSA Title: Putting the App Back in CNAPP Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the limitations of current Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) solutions in addressing application-layer security threats. As attackers evolve to exploit application logic and behavior rather than just infrastructure misconfigurations, the necessity for…