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  • Embrace The Red: Jules Zombie Agent: From Prompt Injection to Remote Control

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/google-jules-remote-code-execution-zombai/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Jules Zombie Agent: From Prompt Injection to Remote Control Feedly Summary: In the previous post, we explored two data exfiltration vectors that Jules is vulnerable to and that can be exploited via prompt injection. This post takes it further by demonstrating how Jules can be convinced to…

  • Embrace The Red: GitHub Copilot: Remote Code Execution via Prompt Injection (CVE-2025-53773)

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/github-copilot-remote-code-execution-via-prompt-injection/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: GitHub Copilot: Remote Code Execution via Prompt Injection (CVE-2025-53773) Feedly Summary: This post is about an important, but also scary, prompt injection discovery that leads to full system compromise of the developer’s machine in GitHub Copilot and VS Code. It is achieved by placing Copilot into YOLO…

  • Cisco Security Blog: Improving Cloud-VPN Resiliency to DoS Attacks With IKE Throttling

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    Source URL: https://blogs.cisco.com/security/improving-cloud-vpn-resiliency-to-dos-attacks-with-ike-throttling Source: Cisco Security Blog Title: Improving Cloud-VPN Resiliency to DoS Attacks With IKE Throttling Feedly Summary: Explore a network-layer throttling mechanism to improve the resiliency of Cloud VPNs IKE servers, which are typically subject to IKE flood attacks. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses a network-layer throttling mechanism aimed…

  • Slashdot: Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/228248/citizen-lab-director-warns-cyber-industry-about-us-authoritarian-descent?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text concerns Ron Deibert, director of Citizen Lab, who is alerting the cybersecurity community to the increasing fusion of technology and authoritarianism, emphasizing the role of Big Tech in this…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Elevate your protection with expanded Microsoft Defender Experts coverage

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    Source URL: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityexperts/elevate-your-protection-with-expanded-microsoft-defender-experts-coverage/4439134 Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Elevate your protection with expanded Microsoft Defender Experts coverage Feedly Summary: Defender Experts now offers 24/7, expert-driven protection for cloud workloads, beginning with hybrid and multicloud servers in Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Additionally, third-party network signals can be used in Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR to enhance…

  • Embrace The Red: Amp Code: Arbitrary Command Execution via Prompt Injection Fixed

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amp-agents-that-modify-system-configuration-and-escape/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Amp Code: Arbitrary Command Execution via Prompt Injection Fixed Feedly Summary: Sandbox-escape-style attacks can happen when an AI is able to modify its own configuration settings, such as by writing to configuration files. That was the case with Amp, an agentic coding tool built by Sourcegraph. The…

  • Slashdot: CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/2032214/crowdstrike-investigated-320-north-korean-it-worker-cases-in-the-past-year Source: Slashdot Title: CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a significant rise in North Korean operatives using generative AI to infiltrate tech jobs globally, particularly within Fortune 500 and smaller organizations. CrowdStrike’s observations underline a…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/1429251/microsoft-used-china-based-engineers-to-support-product-recently-hacked-by-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a security breach involving Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities, impacting numerous organizations, including U.S. government agencies. Notably, it mentions that this software, maintained by China-based…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft Entra Suite delivers 131% ROI by unifying identity and network access

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/04/microsoft-entra-suite-delivers-131-roi-by-unifying-identity-and-network-access/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft Entra Suite delivers 131% ROI by unifying identity and network access Feedly Summary: According to a new Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study, organizations using the Microsoft Entra Suite achieved a 131% ROI, $14.4 million in benefits, and payback in less than six months. The post Microsoft…