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  • Hacker News: Backdoor detected in ESP32 Espressif IoT chip

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    Source URL: https://www.tarlogic.com/news/backdoor-esp32-chip-infect-ot-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Backdoor detected in ESP32 Espressif IoT chip Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details significant new findings by Tarlogic Security regarding a backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip, affecting millions of IoT devices. This vulnerability poses serious risks for security and privacy…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/8/delaying-personalized-siri/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features Feedly Summary: Apple Is Delaying the ‘More Personalized Siri’ Apple Intelligence Features Apple told John Gruber (and other Apple press) this about the new “personalized" Siri: It’s going to take us longer than we thought to deliver…

  • Unit 42: Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a SCADA System

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/vulnerabilities-in-iconics-software-suite/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a SCADA System Feedly Summary: We identified multiple vulnerabilities in ICONICS Suite, SCADA software used in numerous OT applications. This article offers a technical analysis of our findings. The post Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in a SCADA System appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary…

  • Hacker News: Hard problems that reduce to document ranking

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    Source URL: https://noperator.dev/posts/document-ranking-for-complex-problems/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hard problems that reduce to document ranking Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the innovative application of large language models (LLMs) in document ranking, particularly for locating vulnerabilities in code patches. It presents a novel approach to addressing complex security problems by…

  • Hacker News: The $1.5B Bybit Hack: The Era of Operational Security Failures Has Arrived

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    Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/21/the-1.5b-bybit-hack-the-era-of-operational-security-failures-has-arrived/ Source: Hacker News Title: The $1.5B Bybit Hack: The Era of Operational Security Failures Has Arrived Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant operation security breach in the cryptocurrency domain, highlighting how sophisticated attackers, particularly North Korean state-sponsored threat actors, have shifted from exploiting vulnerabilities…

  • Anchore: FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring: Overview & Checklist

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/continuous-monitoring/ Source: Anchore Title: FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring: Overview & Checklist Feedly Summary: This blog post has been archived and replaced by the supporting pillar page that can be found here: https://anchore.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=987474886&action=edit The blog post is meant to remain “public” so that it will continue to show on the /blog feed. This will help…

  • Hacker News: Kaspersky finds hardware backdoor in 5 generations of Apple Silicon (2024)

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    Source URL: https://www.xstore.co.za/stuff/2024/01/kaspersky-finds-hardware-backdoor-in-5-generations-of-apple-silicon/ Source: Hacker News Title: Kaspersky finds hardware backdoor in 5 generations of Apple Silicon (2024) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security concern regarding a hardware backdoor found in Apple’s silicon. Identified as CVE-2023-38606, this vulnerability reportedly affects five generations of Apple mobile CPUs,…

  • Alerts: Trimble Releases Security Updates to Address a Vulnerability in Cityworks Software

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/07/trimble-releases-security-updates-address-vulnerability-cityworks-software Source: Alerts Title: Trimble Releases Security Updates to Address a Vulnerability in Cityworks Software Feedly Summary: CISA is collaborating with private industry partners to respond to reports of exploitation of a vulnerability (CVE-2025-0994) discovered by Trimble impacting its Cityworks Server AMS (Asset Management System). Trimble has released security updates and an advisory…