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  • The Register: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/infected_apps_google_apple_stores/ Source: The Register Title: Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims Feedly Summary: OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty…

  • Hacker News: Open source AI: Red Hat’s point-of-view

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    Source URL: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-ai-red-hats-point-view Source: Hacker News Title: Open source AI: Red Hat’s point-of-view Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Red Hat advocates for the principles of open source AI, emphasizing the necessity of open source-licensed model weights in tandem with open source software components. This stance is rooted in the belief that…

  • Slashdot: Hugging Face Clones OpenAI’s Deep Research In 24 Hours

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/06/216251/hugging-face-clones-openais-deep-research-in-24-hours?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hugging Face Clones OpenAI’s Deep Research In 24 Hours Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The release of Hugging Face’s Open Deep Research marks a significant development in open-source AI, as it offers an autonomous web-browsing research agent that aims to replicate OpenAI’s Deep Research capabilities. This…

  • The Register: Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/democrat_trump_admin_letter/ Source: The Register Title: Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE Feedly Summary: Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon’s enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know Elected officials are demanding answers as to whether the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are hamstringing…

  • Hacker News: iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data

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    Source URL: https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/05/iphone-apps-on-app-store-malware-reads-screenshots/ Source: Hacker News Title: iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a novel malware, termed ‘SparkCat’, embedded in iOS and Android apps, utilizing screenshot-reading OCR technology to search for sensitive recovery…

  • Slashdot: Researchers Created an Open Rival To OpenAI’s o1 ‘Reasoning’ Model for Under $50

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/06/1445231/researchers-created-an-open-rival-to-openais-o1-reasoning-model-for-under-50?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Researchers Created an Open Rival To OpenAI’s o1 ‘Reasoning’ Model for Under $50 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research collaboration between Stanford and the University of Washington is notable for developing an AI reasoning model called s1 for less than $50 in cloud compute credits.…

  • Slashdot: iOS App Store Apps With Screenshot-Reading Malware Found For the First Time

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/2010251/ios-app-store-apps-with-screenshot-reading-malware-found-for-the-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: iOS App Store Apps With Screenshot-Reading Malware Found For the First Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of “SparkCat” malware infiltrating iOS and Android apps marks a significant breach of security, being the first to implement malicious screenshot-reading capabilities in Apple’s App Store. This…

  • Hacker News: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store

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    Source URL: https://securelist.com/sparkcat-stealer-in-app-store-and-google-play/115385/ Source: Hacker News Title: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity threat involving a malware campaign known as “SparkCat,” which targets Android and iOS devices by embedding malicious SDKs in popular apps to steal sensitive information,…

  • Slashdot: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/1826259/first-ocr-spyware-breaches-both-apple-and-google-app-stores-to-steal-crypto-wallet-phrases?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Researchers from Kaspersky have identified new malware named “SparkCat” that exploits optical character recognition (OCR) technology to extract cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from users’ photo galleries…