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  • Hacker News: Dear Apple: Add "Disappearing Messages" to iMessage

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    Source URL: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/03/01/dear-apple-add-disappearing-messages-to-imessage-right-now/ Source: Hacker News Title: Dear Apple: Add "Disappearing Messages" to iMessage Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text critiques the security features of Apple’s iMessage, specifically its lack of a disappearing messages feature which is standard in many other messaging apps. This oversight poses privacy risks as messages…

  • Cloud Blog: Hej Sverige! Google Cloud launches new region in Sweden

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/google-cloud-launches-42nd-cloud-region-in-sweden/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hej Sverige! Google Cloud launches new region in Sweden Feedly Summary: We’re thrilled to launch our cloud region in Sweden. More than just another region, it represents a significant investment in Sweden’s future and Google’s ongoing commitment to empowering businesses and individuals with the power of the cloud.…

  • The Register: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/fbi_china_pays_75k_per/ Source: The Register Title: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks Feedly Summary: Xi’s freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain…

  • The Register: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/us_government_job_cuts_nsa/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Would ‘destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting’ Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/5/google-deepmind-anthropic/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic Feedly Summary: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic Nicholas Carlini (previously) on joining Anthropic, driven partly by his frustration at friction he encountered publishing his research at Google DeepMind after their merge with Google Brain. His area of expertise is adversarial…

  • The Register: It begins: Pentagon to give AI agents a role in decision making, ops planning

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/dod_taps_scale_to_bring/ Source: The Register Title: It begins: Pentagon to give AI agents a role in decision making, ops planning Feedly Summary: Former allies, take note The American military has signed a deal with Scale AI to give artificial intelligence, as far as we can tell, its most prominent role in the defense sector…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/05/1743246/microsoft-warns-of-chinese-hackers-spying-on-cloud-technology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s report on the Silk Typhoon hacking group emphasizes how advanced persistent threats (APTs) are increasingly targeting cloud applications and remote management tools to conduct supply-chain attacks. The activities of this group…

  • The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_silk_typhoon_update/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets Feedly Summary: They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing…

  • Wired: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/us-charges-12-alleged-spies-in-chinas-freewheeling-hacker-for-hire-ecosystem/ Source: Wired Title: US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem Feedly Summary: The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • CSA: How the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications Supports AI

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/how-the-owasp-top-10-for-llm-applications-supports-the-ai-revolution Source: CSA Title: How the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications Supports AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the introduction of the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications, which outlines critical vulnerabilities specific to LLM applications. Emphasizing the importance of understanding security risks associated…