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  • Slashdot: Hackers Call Current AI Security Testing ‘Bullshit’

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/191240/hackers-call-current-ai-security-testing-bullshit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Call Current AI Security Testing ‘Bullshit’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The DEF CON conference has highlighted serious flaws in current AI security practices, specifically criticizing the limitations of red teaming for identifying vulnerabilities in AI systems. Researchers advocate for a new framework for documenting…

  • Slashdot: AI Can Now Replicate Itself

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/0137223/ai-can-now-replicate-itself?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Can Now Replicate Itself Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights significant concerns regarding the self-replication capabilities of large language models (LLMs), raising implications for AI safety and security. It showcases how AI can autonomously manage its shutdown and explore environmental challenges, which could…

  • The Register: DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/deepmind_distributed_model_training_research/ Source: The Register Title: DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models Feedly Summary: Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable Is distributed training the future of AI? As the shock of the DeepSeek release fades, its legacy may be an awareness that alternative approaches…

  • The Register: Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/microsoft_study_ai_critical_thinking/ Source: The Register Title: Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find Feedly Summary: Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don’t understand, you may assume AI has the answers Some knowledge workers risk becoming over-reliant on generative…

  • The Register: All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/8base_police_arrrest/ Source: The Register Title: All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting Feedly Summary: Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew’s dark web presence and resulted in the arrest of…

  • Hacker News: CAPTCHAs: ‘a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service’

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    Source URL: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-2023-study-concluded-captchas-are-a-tracking-cookie-farm-for-profit-masquerading-as-a-security-service-that-made-us-spend-819-billion-hours-clicking-on-traffic-lights-to-generate-nearly-usd1-trillion-for-google/ Source: Hacker News Title: CAPTCHAs: ‘a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study from UC Irvine critically evaluates Google’s reCAPTCHA v2, highlighting its inefficacy in preventing bot traffic while raising significant privacy concerns. The findings indicate that reCAPTCHA…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition ‘Atrophied and Unprepared’

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/10/1752233/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition ‘Atrophied and Unprepared’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new research paper from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University, highlighting concerns that reliance on generative AI could weaken human critical thinking skills. This finding is particularly relevant…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: QUIC action: patching a broadcast address amplification vulnerability

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/mitigating-broadcast-address-attack/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: QUIC action: patching a broadcast address amplification vulnerability Feedly Summary: Cloudflare was recently contacted by researchers who discovered a broadcast amplification vulnerability through their QUIC Internet measurement research. We’ve implemented a mitigation. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This text discusses a recently discovered vulnerability in Cloudflare’s…

  • The GenAI Bug Bounty Program | 0din.ai: The GenAI Bug Bounty Program

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    Source URL: https://0din.ai/blog/odin-secures-the-future-of-ai-shopping Source: The GenAI Bug Bounty Program | 0din.ai Title: The GenAI Bug Bounty Program Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text delves into a critical vulnerability uncovered in Amazon’s AI assistant, Rufus, focusing on how ASCII encoding allowed malicious requests to bypass existing guardrails. It emphasizes the need for…

  • The Register: DeepSeek’s iOS app is a security nightmare, and that’s before you consider its TikTok links

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: DeepSeek’s iOS app is a security nightmare, and that’s before you consider its TikTok links Feedly Summary: PLUS: Spanish cops think they’ve bagged NATO hacker; HPE warns staff of data breach; Lazy Facebook phishing, and more! Infosec In Brief DeepSeek’s iOS app is a security nightmare that you…