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  • Slashdot: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/2156211/aukus-blasts-holes-in-lockbits-bulletproof-hosting-provider?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The US, UK, and Australia have sanctioned Zservers, a Russian bulletproof hosting provider, due to its involvement with the LockBit ransomware operations. This collaborative effort underscores the importance of disrupting criminal infrastructures that…

  • Slashdot: Anduril To Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/2011222/anduril-to-take-over-managing-microsoft-goggles-for-us-army?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anduril To Take Over Managing Microsoft Goggles for US Army Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anduril is set to take over the management and production of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, a significant development in augmented reality technology intended for military…

  • Slashdot: Hackers Call Current AI Security Testing ‘Bullshit’

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/191240/hackers-call-current-ai-security-testing-bullshit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Call Current AI Security Testing ‘Bullshit’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The DEF CON conference has highlighted serious flaws in current AI security practices, specifically criticizing the limitations of red teaming for identifying vulnerabilities in AI systems. Researchers advocate for a new framework for documenting…

  • The Register: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/aukus_zservers_lockbit_sanctions/ Source: The Register Title: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider Feedly Summary: UK foreign secretary says Putin is running a ‘corrupt mafia state’ One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS), along with…

  • News: Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown

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    Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/key-figures-behind-phobos-and-8base-ransomware-arrested-in-international-cybercrime-crackdown Source: News Title: Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown Feedly Summary: This follows a series of high-impact arrests targeting Phobos ransomware:An administrator of Phobos was arrested in South Korea in June 2024 and extradited to the United States in November of the same year. He is…

  • Hacker News: Fruit of the Poisonous Llama?

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    Source URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/07/fruit-of-the-poisonous-llama/ Source: Hacker News Title: Fruit of the Poisonous Llama? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a lawsuit against vendors of Large Language Models (LLMs), focusing on allegations of copyright infringement due to unconsented use of copyrighted materials in training datasets. It highlights concerns regarding the legality…

  • The Register: Only 4 percent of jobs rely heavily on AI, with peak use in mid-wage roles

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/ai_impact_hits_midtohigh_wage_jobs/ Source: The Register Title: Only 4 percent of jobs rely heavily on AI, with peak use in mid-wage roles Feedly Summary: Mid-salary knowledge jobs in tech, media, and education are changing. Folk in physical jobs have less to sweat about Workers in just four percent of occupations use AI for three quarters…

  • The Register: Apple warns ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ may be targeting iThings

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/apple_ios_ipados_patches/ Source: The Register Title: Apple warns ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ may be targeting iThings Feedly Summary: Cupertino mostly uses bland language when talking security, so this sounds nasty Apple has warned that some iPhones and iPads may have been targeted by an “extremely sophisticated attack” and has posted patches that hopefully prevent it.……

  • Slashdot: Apple Fixes Zero-Day Exploited In ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attacks

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/10/217213/apple-fixes-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Fixes Zero-Day Exploited In ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has issued urgent security updates for iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited in sophisticated targeted attacks. The flaw compromised the USB Restricted Mode, critical for data…

  • Slashdot: Europe ‘Not in the AI Race Today,’ French President Macron Says

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/10/1859242/europe-not-in-the-ai-race-today-french-president-macron-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Europe ‘Not in the AI Race Today,’ French President Macron Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses French President Emmanuel Macron’s concerns regarding Europe’s competitiveness in the AI sector relative to the United States and China. He emphasizes the need for an AI agenda…