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  • The Register: Perplexity’s Comet browser naively processed pages with evil instructions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/perplexity_comet_browser_prompt_injection/ Source: The Register Title: Perplexity’s Comet browser naively processed pages with evil instructions Feedly Summary: Rival Brave flags prompt injection vulnerability, now patched To the surprise of no one in the security industry, processing untrusted, unvalidated input is a bad idea.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recently…

  • Cloud Blog: IP address management made easy: Announcing auto IPAM for GKE clusters

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/gke-auto-ipam-simplifies-ip-address-management/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: IP address management made easy: Announcing auto IPAM for GKE clusters Feedly Summary: Managing IP addresses in Kubernetes can be a complex and daunting task — but a crucial one. In Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), it’s important that you manage IP addresses effectively, given the resource-constrained IPv4 address…

  • The Register: Commvault releases patches for two nasty bug chains after exploits proven

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/commvault_bug_chains_patched/ Source: The Register Title: Commvault releases patches for two nasty bug chains after exploits proven Feedly Summary: Researchers disclosing their findings said ‘it’s as bad as it sounds’ Researchers at watchTowr just published working proof-of-concept exploits for two unauthenticated remote code execution bug chains in backup giant Commvault.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • The Register: ‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/tpg_telecom_iinet_breach/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details Feedly Summary: iiNet breach blamed on single stolen login, with emails, phone numbers, and addresses exposed Aussie telco giant TPG Telecom has opened an investigation after confirming a cyberattack at subsidiary iiNet.… AI Summary and…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/20/128217/microsoft-warns-excels-new-ai-function-can-give-incorrect-responses-in-high-stakes-scenarios?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is testing a new AI feature called COPILOT in Excel that leverages OpenAI’s gpt-4.1-mini model for automating spreadsheet tasks through natural language. While it presents innovative capabilities…

  • Docker: The Supply Chain Paradox: When “Hardened” Images Become a Vendor Lock-in Trap

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/hardened-container-images-security-vendor-lock-in/ Source: Docker Title: The Supply Chain Paradox: When “Hardened” Images Become a Vendor Lock-in Trap Feedly Summary: The market for pre-hardened container images is experiencing explosive growth as security-conscious organizations pursue the ultimate efficiency: instant security with minimal operational overhead. The value proposition is undeniably compelling—hardened images with minimal dependencies promise security…

  • Embrace The Red: Amazon Q Developer for VS Code Vulnerable to Invisible Prompt Injection

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amazon-q-developer-interprets-hidden-instructions/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Amazon Q Developer for VS Code Vulnerable to Invisible Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: The Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension (Amazon Q) is a very popular coding agent, with over 1 million downloads. In previous posts we showed how prompt injection vulnerabilities in Amazon Q could lead…