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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1936221/ai-is-reshaping-hacking-no-one-agrees-how-fast Source: Slashdot Title: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses advancements in AI agents presented at the Black Hat conference, highlighting how these innovations could potentially enhance the capabilities of cybersecurity defenders. However, it also underscores the duality of…

Slashdot: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions

Aug 16, 2025

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1749228/remember-the-companies-making-vital-open-source-contributions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the critical role of large tech companies in contributing to open-source projects, emphasizing that their involvement often stems from self-interest rather than altruism. It underscores how significant contributions from companies…

The Register: Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis tarpit

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/ Source: The Register Title: Codeberg beset by AI bots that now bypass Anubis tarpit Feedly Summary: Nowhere to hide Codeberg, a Berlin-based code hosting community, is struggling to cope with a deluge of AI bots that can now bypass previously effective defenses.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Codeberg’s…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/gpt-5-has-a-hidden-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt Feedly Summary: GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt It looks like GPT-5 when accessed via the OpenAI API may have its own hidden system prompt, independent from the system prompt you can specify in an API call. At the very least…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: The Summer of Johann: prompt injections as far as the eye can see

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/the-summer-of-johann/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: The Summer of Johann: prompt injections as far as the eye can see Feedly Summary: Independent AI researcher Johann Rehberger has had an absurdly busy August. Under the heading The Month of AI Bugs he has been publishing one report per day across an array of different…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/metas-ai-rules/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info Feedly Summary: Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info This is grim. Reuters got hold of a leaked copy Meta’s internal “GenAI: Content Risk…

Slashdot: VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/2015213/vpnet-publishes-sgx-enclave-code-zero-trust-privacy-you-can-actually-verify?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: VP.NET’s release of the Intel SGX enclave source code on GitHub marks a significant step towards enhancing transparency and trust in privacy technology. By allowing verification of the enclave’s integrity…

Krebs on Security: Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/mobile-phishers-target-brokerage-accounts-in-ramp-and-dump-cashout-scheme/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme Feedly Summary: Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services, new research shows. Undeterred by security controls at these…

AWS News Blog: Celebrating 10 years of Amazon Aurora innovation

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