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  • 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…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Russian state-sponsored espionage group Static Tundra compromises unpatched end-of-life network devices

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/static-tundra/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Russian state-sponsored espionage group Static Tundra compromises unpatched end-of-life network devices Feedly Summary: A Russian state-sponsored group, Static Tundra, is exploiting an old Cisco IOS vulnerability to compromise unpatched network devices worldwide, targeting key sectors for intelligence gathering. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides…

  • 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…

  • Schneier on Security: Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/subverting-aiops-systems-through-poisoned-input-data.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data Feedly Summary: In this input integrity attack against an AI system, researchers were able to fool AIOps tools: AIOps refers to the use of LLM-based agents to gather and analyze application telemetry, including system logs, performance metrics, traces, and alerts,…

  • Wired: AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It Has Already Arrived

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-hollywood-stability/ Source: Wired Title: AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It Has Already Arrived Feedly Summary: An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition? AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Stability AI’s significant challenges and recovery…

  • The Register: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/kpmg_giant_prompt_tax_agent/ Source: The Register Title: KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot Feedly Summary: Produces advice in a single day instead of two weeks – without job losses The Australian arm of consultancy firm KPMG wrote a 100-page prompt to create an agentic system that prepares tax advice far faster than humans.……