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  • Slashdot: CERN’s Mark Thomson: AI To Revolutionize Fundamental Physics

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/02/04/0015227/cerns-mark-thomson-ai-to-revolutionize-fundamental-physics?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CERN’s Mark Thomson: AI To Revolutionize Fundamental Physics Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the transformative role of advanced artificial intelligence at Cern, particularly at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in revolutionizing particle physics and potentially uncovering fundamental truths about the universe. Prof. Mark…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • Cloud Blog: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scatterbrain-unmasking-poisonplug-obfuscator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator Feedly Summary: Written by: Nino Isakovic Introduction Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as “ScatterBrain," facilitating…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Find the helpers

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/find-the-helpers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Find the helpers Feedly Summary: Bill discusses how to find ‘the helpers’ and the importance of knowledge sharing. Plus, there’s a lot to talk about in our latest vulnerability roundup. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This edition of the Threat Source newsletter emphasizes the importance of…

  • Hacker News: Nepenthes is a tarpit to catch AI web crawlers

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    Source URL: https://zadzmo.org/code/nepenthes/ Source: Hacker News Title: Nepenthes is a tarpit to catch AI web crawlers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes “Nepenthes,” a tarpit software devised to trap web crawlers, particularly those scraping data for large language models (LLMs). It offers unique functionalities and deployment setups, with explicit…

  • Cloud Blog: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/backscatter-automated-configuration-extraction/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Backscatter: Automated Configuration Extraction Feedly Summary: Written by: Josh Triplett Executive Summary Backscatter is a tool developed by the Mandiant FLARE team that aims to automatically extract malware configurations. It relies on static signatures and emulation to extract this information without dynamic execution, bypassing anti-analysis logic present in…

  • Hacker News: We Cracked a 512-Bit DKIM Key for Less Than $8 in the Cloud

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    Source URL: https://dmarcchecker.app/articles/crack-512-bit-dkim-rsa-key Source: Hacker News Title: We Cracked a 512-Bit DKIM Key for Less Than $8 in the Cloud Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses a successful attempt to crack a 512-bit DKIM key using cloud computing resources, highlighting vulnerabilities in current email security practices. It underscores the…

  • Hacker News: F-Droid Fake Signer PoC

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    Source URL: https://github.com/obfusk/fdroid-fakesigner-poc Source: Hacker News Title: F-Droid Fake Signer PoC Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses vulnerabilities in the APK signing process for Android, specifically how certain implementations of fdroidserver and related tools can be exploited, leading to potential bypasses of certificate pinning. This is critical for professionals…