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  • The Register: HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/hopefully_just_a_poc_hybridpetya/ Source: The Register Title: HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend Feedly Summary: Although it hasn’t been seen in the wild yet A new ransomware strain dubbed HybridPetya was able to exploit a patched vulnerability to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot on unrevoked…

  • The Register: More packages poisoned in npm attack, but would-be crypto thieves left pocket change

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/npm_supply_chain_attack/ Source: The Register Title: More packages poisoned in npm attack, but would-be crypto thieves left pocket change Feedly Summary: Miscreants cost victims time rather than money During the two-hour window on Monday in which hijacked npm versions were available for download, malware-laced packages reached one in 10 cloud environments, according to Wiz…

  • Slashdot: Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/05/196218/boffins-build-automated-android-bug-hunting-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an innovative AI-powered bug-hunting agent called A2, developed by researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney. This agent aims to enhance vulnerability discovery in Android apps, achieving significantly higher…

  • Embrace The Red: AgentHopper: An AI Virus Research Project

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/agenthopper-a-poc-ai-virus/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: AgentHopper: An AI Virus Research Project Feedly Summary: As part of the Month of AI Bugs, serious vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution via indirect prompt injection were discovered. There was a period of a few weeks where multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities existed in popular agents,…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Reportedly Cuts China’s Early Access to Bug Disclosures, PoC Exploit Code

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/22/2059255/microsoft-reportedly-cuts-chinas-early-access-to-bug-disclosures-poc-exploit-code Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Reportedly Cuts China’s Early Access to Bug Disclosures, PoC Exploit Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has modified its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to restrict access to proof-of-concept exploit code for companies in certain countries, including China, to combat the leak of sensitive…

  • The Register: Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/microsoft_cuts_chinas_early_access/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code Feedly Summary: Better late than never after SharePoint assault? Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month’s SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak…

  • Slashdot: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/2023212/wsj-finds-dozens-of-delusional-claims-from-ai-chats-as-companies-scramble-for-a-fix?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WSJ Finds ‘Dozens’ of Delusional Claims from AI Chats as Companies Scramble for a Fix Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Wall Street Journal has reported on concerning instances where ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have reinforced delusional beliefs, leading users to trust in fantastical narratives,…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing a new monitoring library to optimize TPU performance

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/new-monitoring-library-to-optimize-google-cloud-tpu-resources/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing a new monitoring library to optimize TPU performance Feedly Summary: For more than a decade, TPUs have powered Google’s most demanding AI training and serving workloads. And there is strong demand from customers for Cloud TPUs as well. When running advanced AI workloads, you need to be…