Tag: platforms

Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-number-it-was-a-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Number. It Was a Scam Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a scam where a real estate developer was tricked into providing credit card information to an impersonator posing as a customer service representative for a…

Slashdot: Security Flaws In Carmaker’s Web Portal Let a Hacker Remotely Unlock Cars

Aug 17, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/0221251/security-flaws-in-carmakers-web-portal-let-a-hacker-remotely-unlock-cars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Security Flaws In Carmaker’s Web Portal Let a Hacker Remotely Unlock Cars Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A security researcher discovered vulnerabilities in a car dealership portal that could expose personal information and allow remote access to cars. The issues highlight the critical importance of secure…

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: 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…

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…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Open weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across providers

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/inconsistent-performance/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Open weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across providers Feedly Summary: Artificial Analysis published a new benchmark the other day, this time focusing on how an individual model – OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b – performs across different hosted providers. The results showed some surprising differences. Here’s the one with the…

Cloud Blog: Beyond guardrails: A taxonomy of platform engineering control mechanisms

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-modernization/platform-engineering-control-mechanisms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Beyond guardrails: A taxonomy of platform engineering control mechanisms Feedly Summary: The promise of platform engineering is to accelerate software delivery by empowering developers with self-service capabilities. However, this must be balanced with security, compliance, and operational stability, and for this, you need robust controls. But all too…

Slashdot: Meta’s AI Rules Have Let Bots Hold ‘Sensual’ Chats With Kids, Offer False Medical Info

Aug 14, 2025

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/1759222/metas-ai-rules-have-let-bots-hold-sensual-chats-with-kids-offer-false-medical-info?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s AI Rules Have Let Bots Hold ‘Sensual’ Chats With Kids, Offer False Medical Info Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The document raises significant concerns regarding the ethical implications of AI use in children’s interactions and the propagation of harmful stereotypes. This situation emphasizes the importance…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Introducing Gemma 3 270M: The compact model for hyper-efficient AI

Aug 14, 2025

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