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  • The Register: Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/clickfix_castlerat_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python Feedly Summary: Pro tip, don’t install PowerShell commands without approval A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by…

  • Cloud Blog: Agent Factory Recap: Keith Ballinger on AI, The Future of Development, and Vibe Coding

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/agent-factory-recap-keith-ballinger-on-ai-the-future-of-development-and-vibe-coding/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Agent Factory Recap: Keith Ballinger on AI, The Future of Development, and Vibe Coding Feedly Summary: In Episode #6 of the Agent Factory podcast, Vlad Kolesnikov and I were joined by Keith Ballinger, VP and General Manager at Google Cloud, for a deep dive into the transformative future…

  • Unit 42: Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Analysis and Exploits Observed in the Wild

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/erlang-otp-cve-2025-32433/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability Analysis and Exploits Observed in the Wild Feedly Summary: CVE-2025-32433 allows for remote code execution in sshd for certain versions of Erlang programming language’s OTP. We reproduced this CVE and share our findings. The post Keys to the Kingdom: Erlang/OTP SSH…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/11/the-rule-of-2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Feedly Summary: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Alex Russell pointed me to this principle in the Chromium security documentation as similar to my description of the lethal trifecta. First added in 2019, the Chromium guideline states: When you write code…

  • Slashdot: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/025214/how-python-is-fighting-open-sources-phantom-dependencies-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Python Software Foundation is addressing the “phantom dependencies” issue in software packages by introducing the Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) through Python Enhancement Proposal 770. This initiative enhances metadata accessibility, making it easier…

  • Slashdot: Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support

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    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2118206/linux-616-brings-faster-file-systems-improved-confidential-memory-support-and-more-rust-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article details significant updates in the Linux 6.16 kernel focusing on improvements relevant to security, performance, and hardware support, particularly through the integration of Rust programming…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/30/vscode-copilot-chat/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat Feedly Summary: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat As promised at Build 2025 in May, Microsoft have released the GitHub Copilot Chat client for VS Code under an open source (MIT) license. So far this is just the extension that provides the chat component of Copilot, but the launch announcement promises…

  • Slashdot: New NSA/CISA Report Again Urges the Use of Memory-Safe Programming Language

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/29/1956256/new-nsacisa-report-again-urges-the-use-of-memory-safe-programming-language?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: New NSA/CISA Report Again Urges the Use of Memory-Safe Programming Language Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report from CISA and NSA emphasizes the critical importance of adopting memory-safe programming languages to enhance software security and reduce vulnerabilities. It outlines both the benefits and challenges associated…

  • The Register: Uncle Sam wants you – to use memory-safe programming languages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/cisa_nsa_call_formemory_safe_languages/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam wants you – to use memory-safe programming languages Feedly Summary: ‘Memory vulnerabilities pose serious risks to national security and critical infrastructure,’ say CISA and NSA The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) this week published guidance urging software developers…