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Tag: security threat

  • Hacker News: Breaking CityHash64, MurmurHash2/3, wyhash, and more

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    Source URL: https://orlp.net/blog/breaking-hash-functions/ Source: Hacker News Title: Breaking CityHash64, MurmurHash2/3, wyhash, and more Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides an extensive analysis of the security implications of various hash functions, focusing on their vulnerability to attacks. It discusses the mathematical foundations of hash functions, their roles in computer security,…

  • Hacker News: Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/colorado-scrambles-to-change-voting-system-passwords-after-accidental-leak/ Source: Hacker News Title: Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Colorado Department of State mistakenly disclosed a spreadsheet containing partial passwords associated with voting systems. While officials believe there is no immediate security threat due to existing safeguards, they…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/1/prompt-injection/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Feedly Summary: Lord Clement-Jones: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cybersecurity risks posed by prompt injection attacks to the processing by generative artificial intelligence of material provided from outside government, and whether…