Tag: researchers
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Scott Logic: Greener AI – what matters, what helps, and what we still do not know
Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/09/16/greener-ai-lit-review.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Greener AI – what matters, what helps, and what we still do not know Feedly Summary: We recently undertook a literature review about the environmental impact of AI, across carbon, energy, and water. It offers practical strategies for teams to reduce impact today, while highlighting the gaps in…
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Docker: MCP Security: A Developer’s Guide
Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/mcp-security-explained/ Source: Docker Title: MCP Security: A Developer’s Guide Feedly Summary: Since its release by Anthropic in November 2024, Model Context Protocol (MCP) has gained massive adoption and is quickly becoming the connective tissue between AI agents and the tools, APIs, and data they act on. With just a few lines of configuration,…
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Slashdot: AI-generated Medical Data Can Sidestep Usual Ethics Review, Universities Say
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/12/1531258/ai-generated-medical-data-can-sidestep-usual-ethics-review-universities-say?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI-generated Medical Data Can Sidestep Usual Ethics Review, Universities Say Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses the use of synthetic data generated by AI in medical research without requiring ethics board approval, highlighting the implications for patient privacy and research efficiency. This practice raises…
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The Register: Hijacker helper VoidProxy boosts Google, Microsoft accounts on demand
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/voidproxy_phishing_service/ Source: The Register Title: Hijacker helper VoidProxy boosts Google, Microsoft accounts on demand Feedly Summary: Okta uncovers new phishing-as-a-service operation with ‘multiple entities’ falling victim Multiple attackers using a new phishing service dubbed VoidProxy to target organizations’ Microsoft and Google accounts have successfully stolen users’ credentials, multi-factor authentication codes, and session tokens…
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The Register: AI-powered penetration tool, an attacker’s dream, downloaded 10K times in 2 months
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/cobalt_strikes_ai_successor_downloaded/ Source: The Register Title: AI-powered penetration tool, an attacker’s dream, downloaded 10K times in 2 months Feedly Summary: Shady, China-based company, all the apps needed for a fully automated attack – sounds totally legit Villager, a new penetration-testing tool linked to a suspicious China-based company and described by researchers as “Cobalt Strike’s…
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The Register: Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/eggstreme_malware_china_philippines/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say Feedly Summary: Ovoid-themed in-memory malware offers a menu for mayhem ‘EggStreme’ framework looks like the sort of thing Beijing would find handy in its ongoing territorial beefs Infosec outfit Bitdefender says it’s spotted a strain of in-memory…
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The Register: More packages poisoned in npm attack, but would-be crypto thieves left pocket change
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…