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  • Slashdot: Undocumented ‘Backdoor’ Found In Chinese Bluetooth Chip Used By a Billion Devices

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/03/08/2027216/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-chinese-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Undocumented ‘Backdoor’ Found In Chinese Bluetooth Chip Used By a Billion Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of an undocumented backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip by researchers from Tarlogic Security highlights significant security vulnerabilities in IoT devices. This backdoor could facilitate various…

  • Slashdot: ExpressVPN Gets Faster and More Secure, Thanks To Rust

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/26/2133246/expressvpn-gets-faster-and-more-secure-thanks-to-rust Source: Slashdot Title: ExpressVPN Gets Faster and More Secure, Thanks To Rust Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant updates to ExpressVPN’s Lightway codebase, which has transitioned from C to Rust, enhancing both speed and security. Notably, the updated protocol utilizes ML-KEM for post-quantum encryption, addressing emerging…

  • The Register: Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11 million

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/decadeold_healthcare_security_snafu_settled/ Source: The Register Title: Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11 million Feedly Summary: If this makes you feel sick, knowing this happened before ransomware actors started targeting medical info may help An alleged security SNAFU that occurred during the Obama administration has finally been…

  • Hacker News: Reviewing the Cryptography Used by Signal

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    Source URL: https://soatok.blog/2025/02/18/reviewing-the-cryptography-used-by-signal/ Source: Hacker News Title: Reviewing the Cryptography Used by Signal Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the importance of secure messaging apps, particularly focusing on Signal and its cryptography. It critiques the use of alternative privacy tools like VPNs and highlights the need for credible security…

  • Rekt: zkLend – Rekt

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    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/ Source: Rekt Title: zkLend – Rekt Feedly Summary: A rounding error exploit bled $9.57M from zkLend vaults on Starknet. After Railgun showed them the door, the attacker ignored their Valentine’s Day bounty deadline, letting the stolen funds sit idle. Same operator behind EraLend’s 2023 hack? On-chain evidence suggests yes. AI Summary and…

  • 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…

  • Hacker News: Library Sandboxing for Verona

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    Source URL: https://github.com/microsoft/verona-sandbox Source: Hacker News Title: Library Sandboxing for Verona Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a process-based sandboxing mechanism designed for the Verona programming language, emphasizing security features that aim to maintain safe execution of untrusted libraries. This innovative approach to sandboxing can significantly enhance security in…