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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/16/uk_to_use_ai_to/ Source: The Register Title: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Feedly Summary: Precogs replaced by profiling and postcode data… and ‘AI’. What could wrong? Lots, say pirvacy campaigners The UK government has unveiled a scheme to use AI to “help police catch criminals before they strike."… AI Summary and Description:…

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…

The Register: Typhoon-adjacent Chinese crew broke into Taiwanese web host

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/typhoonadjacent_chinese_crew_taiwan_web_servers/ Source: The Register Title: Typhoon-adjacent Chinese crew broke into Taiwanese web host Feedly Summary: Is that a JuicyPotato on your network? A suspected Chinese-government-backed cyber crew recently broke into a Taiwanese web hosting provider to steal credentials and plant backdoors for long-term access, using a mix of open-source and custom software tools,…

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…

Slashdot: Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/1612259/proton-begins-shifting-infrastructure-outside-of-switzerland-ahead-of-surveillance-legislation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Proton is proactively relocating its infrastructure outside Switzerland in response to forthcoming surveillance legislation that poses threats to user privacy and data retention requirements. The move begins with the AI…

The Register: Cisco’s Secure Firewall Management Center now not-so secure, springs a CVSS 10 RCE hole

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