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  • Slashdot: Malicious PyPI Package Exploited Deezer’s API, Orchestrates a Distributed Piracy Operation

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/02/064255/malicious-pypi-package-exploited-deezers-api-orchestrates-a-distributed-piracy-operation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Malicious PyPI Package Exploited Deezer’s API, Orchestrates a Distributed Piracy Operation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A malicious PyPi package named “automslc” exploited systems for unauthorized music downloads from Deezer, bypassing access restrictions and violating API terms. Its removal from PyPI demonstrates the ongoing security challenges…

  • Hacker News: 3x Improvement with Infinite Retrieval: Attention Enhanced LLMs in Long-Context

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.12962 Source: Hacker News Title: 3x Improvement with Infinite Retrieval: Attention Enhanced LLMs in Long-Context Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a novel approach called InfiniRetri, which enhances long-context processing capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) by utilizing their own attention mechanisms for improved retrieval accuracy. This…

  • Hacker News: Yes, Claude Code can decompile itself. Here’s the source code

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    Source URL: https://ghuntley.com/tradecraft/ Source: Hacker News Title: Yes, Claude Code can decompile itself. Here’s the source code Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the implications of using AI in software engineering, specifically focusing on a newly released AI coding assistant named Claude Code by Anthropic. It highlights the use…

  • Hacker News: Speed or security? Speculative execution in Apple Silicon

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    Source URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2025/02/25/speed-or-security-speculative-execution-in-apple-silicon/ Source: Hacker News Title: Speed or security? Speculative execution in Apple Silicon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text delves into advanced CPU processing techniques used in Apple silicon chips, notably focusing on out-of-order execution, load address prediction (LAP), and load value prediction (LVP). It also addresses the…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/27/cisa-releases-two-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released two Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on February 27, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-058-01 Schneider Electric Communication Modules for Modicon M580 and Quantum Controllers  ICSMA-25-058-01 Dario Health…

  • Slashdot: Australia Bans All Kaspersky Products on Government Systems Citing ‘Unacceptable Security Risk’

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/27/0939257/australia-bans-all-kaspersky-products-on-government-systems-citing-unacceptable-security-risk?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Australia Bans All Kaspersky Products on Government Systems Citing ‘Unacceptable Security Risk’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Australian government’s decision to ban Kaspersky Lab products highlights significant concerns around cybersecurity, particularly regarding foreign interference, espionage, and sabotage. This action serves as a warning for critical…

  • The Register: 30-year-old NHS supply chain system hit by 35 major alerts in 11 months

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/thirtyyearold_nhs_supply_chain_system/ Source: The Register Title: 30-year-old NHS supply chain system hit by 35 major alerts in 11 months Feedly Summary: Thousands of order lines not picked, causing delays to hospital deliveries A state-owned company that handles £4.5 billion ($5.7 billion) annual spending on behalf of the NHS has suffered 35 high-priority computer system…

  • The Register: Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/workday_talks_up_ai_agent_platform/ Source: The Register Title: Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts Feedly Summary: CEO assures investors he’ll plough headcount savings into risk-management enterprise product Workday has confirmed that AI did indeed cost the job of colleagues that are leaving the organization following a restructuring plan cooked…