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  • Microsoft Security Blog: New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/11/new-xcsset-malware-adds-new-obfuscation-persistence-techniques-to-infect-xcode-projects/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New XCSSET malware adds new obfuscation, persistence techniques to infect Xcode projects Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of XCSSET, a sophisticated modular macOS malware that infects Xcode projects, in the wild. Its first known variant since 2022, this latest XCSSET malware features…

  • Hacker News: A Practical Guide to Running Local LLMs

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    Source URL: https://spin.atomicobject.com/running-local-llms/ Source: Hacker News Title: A Practical Guide to Running Local LLMs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the intricacies of running local large language models (LLMs), emphasizing their applications in privacy-critical situations and the potential benefits of various tools like Ollama and Llama.cpp. It provides insights…

  • Hacker News: Cursor uploads .env file with secrets despite .gitignore and .cursorignore

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    Source URL: https://forum.cursor.com/t/env-file-question/60165 Source: Hacker News Title: Cursor uploads .env file with secrets despite .gitignore and .cursorignore Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant vulnerability in the Cursor tool, where sensitive development secrets could be leaked due to improper handling of .env files. The author’s experience highlights the…

  • The Register: MINJA sneak attack poisons AI models for other chatbot users

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/minja_attack_poisons_ai_model_memory/ Source: The Register Title: MINJA sneak attack poisons AI models for other chatbot users Feedly Summary: Nothing like an OpenAI-powered agent leaking data or getting confused over what someone else whispered to it AI models with memory aim to enhance user interactions by recalling past engagements. However, this feature opens the door…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/03/10/cisa-adds-five-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-25181 Advantive VeraCore SQL Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-57968 Advantive VeraCore Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability CVE-2024-13159 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2024-13160 Ivanti…

  • Slashdot: Sony Says It Has Already Taken Down More Than 75,000 AI Deepfake Songs

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    Source URL: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/03/10/1743215/sony-says-it-has-already-taken-down-more-than-75000-ai-deepfake-songs Source: Slashdot Title: Sony Says It Has Already Taken Down More Than 75,000 AI Deepfake Songs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Sony’s removal of over 75,000 AI-generated deepfake songs raises significant concerns about the implications of AI on copyright and intellectual property rights. This issue is particularly noteworthy for…

  • Hacker News: Zero-Downtime Kubernetes Deployments on AWS with EKS

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    Source URL: https://glasskube.dev/blog/kubernetes-zero-downtime-deployments-aws-eks/ Source: Hacker News Title: Zero-Downtime Kubernetes Deployments on AWS with EKS Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This blog post discusses the intricacies of achieving zero-downtime deployments on AWS EKS, particularly focusing on the AWS Load Balancer Controller. The author shares practical solutions for dealing with downtime during application…

  • OpenAI : Detecting misbehavior in frontier reasoning models

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    Source URL: https://openai.com/index/chain-of-thought-monitoring Source: OpenAI Title: Detecting misbehavior in frontier reasoning models Feedly Summary: Frontier reasoning models exploit loopholes when given the chance. We show we can detect exploits using an LLM to monitor their chains-of-thought. Penalizing their “bad thoughts” doesn’t stop the majority of misbehavior—it makes them hide their intent. AI Summary and Description:…