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  • Wired: GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/githubs-deepfake-porn-crackdown-still-isnt-working/ Source: Wired Title: GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working Feedly Summary: Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the proliferation of deepfake technology, specifically its application in creating…

  • The Register: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/godaddy_ftc_order/ Source: The Register Title: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’ Feedly Summary: Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools GoDaddy has failed to protect its web-hosting platform with even basic infosec tools and practices since 2018,…

  • Hacker News: 400x faster embeddings models using static embeddings

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    Source URL: https://huggingface.co/blog/static-embeddings Source: Hacker News Title: 400x faster embeddings models using static embeddings Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This blog post discusses a new method to train static embedding models significantly faster than existing state-of-the-art models. These models are suited for various applications, including on-device and in-browser execution, and edge…

  • The Register: China’s Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/salt_typhoon_us_govt_networks/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says Feedly Summary: We are only seeing ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ Easterly warns Beijing’s Salt Typhoon cyberspies had been seen in US government networks before telcos discovered the same foreign intruders in their own…

  • Slashdot: PowerSchool Data Breach Victims Say Hackers Stole ‘All’ Historical Student and Teacher Data

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/15/1456240/powerschool-data-breach-victims-say-hackers-stole-all-historical-student-and-teacher-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: PowerSchool Data Breach Victims Say Hackers Stole ‘All’ Historical Student and Teacher Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The recent cyberattack on PowerSchool, an edtech provider used by U.S. school districts, has compromised a significant amount of personal data for students and teachers. This incident highlights…

  • Cloud Blog: Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable: Here’s How to Fix Them

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/single-page-applications-vulnerable/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable: Here’s How to Fix Them Feedly Summary: Written by: Steven Karschnia, Truman Brown, Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara Executive Summary Due to their client-side nature, single-page applications (SPAs) will typically have multiple access control vulnerabilities By implementing a robust access control policy on supporting APIs,…

  • The Register: Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/north_korea_crypto_heists/ Source: The Register Title: Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year Feedly Summary: US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts North Korean blockchain bandits stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in 2024 alone, the US, Japan, and South Korea say.… AI Summary…

  • CSA: How Will the EU AI Act Shape Global AI Governance?

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/the-eu-ai-act-a-new-era-of-ai-governance-began-august-1st Source: CSA Title: How Will the EU AI Act Shape Global AI Governance? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The European Union’s AI Act, effective August 1, 2024, is the first comprehensive regulation for artificial intelligence, adopting a risk-based approach and establishing critical requirements for high-risk and unacceptable AI systems.…

  • NCSC Feed: Passkeys: they’re not perfect but they’re getting better

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/passkeys-not-perfect-getting-better Source: NCSC Feed Title: Passkeys: they’re not perfect but they’re getting better Feedly Summary: Passkeys are the future of authentication, offering enhanced security and convenience over passwords, but widespread adoption faces challenges that the NCSC is working to resolve. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emergence of passkeys…

  • Hacker News: Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18

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    Source URL: https://boehs.org/node/homomorphic-encryption Source: Hacker News Title: Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of Apple’s use of homomorphic encryption to protect user privacy while enhancing the search functionality in the Photos app. It contrasts conventional encryption methods with homomorphic encryption, emphasizing…