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  • Unit 42: Fashionable Phishing Bait: GenAI on the Hook

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/genai-phishing-bait/ Source: Unit 42 Title: Fashionable Phishing Bait: GenAI on the Hook Feedly Summary: GenAI-created phishing campaigns misuse tools ranging from website builders to text generators in order to create more convincing and scalable attacks. The post Fashionable Phishing Bait: GenAI on the Hook appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary and Description:…

  • Embrace The Red: Amazon Q Developer: Secrets Leaked via DNS and Prompt Injection

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amazon-q-developer-data-exfil-via-dns/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Amazon Q Developer: Secrets Leaked via DNS and Prompt Injection Feedly Summary: The next three posts will cover high severity vulnerabilities in the Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension (Amazon Q), which is a very popular coding agent, with over 1 million downloads. It is vulnerable to…

  • The Register: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/microsoft_adds_copilot_ai_formulas/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Feedly Summary: Meet the new COPILOT function Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel.  Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new…

  • The Register: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/generative_ai_zero_return_95_percent/ Source: The Register Title: GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire Feedly Summary: MIT NANDA study finds only 5 percent of organizations using AI tools in production at scale US companies have invested between $35 and $40 billion in Generative AI initiatives and, so far, have almost…

  • Slashdot: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/0331217/llm-found-transmitting-behavioral-traits-to-student-llm-via-hidden-signals-in-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: LLM Found Transmitting Behavioral Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study highlights a concerning phenomenon in AI development known as subliminal learning, where a “teacher” model instills traits in a “student” model without explicit instruction. This can…

  • Enterprise AI Trends: GPT-5: Strategic Implications

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    Source URL: https://nextword.substack.com/p/gpt-5-strategic-implications Source: Enterprise AI Trends Title: GPT-5: Strategic Implications Feedly Summary: Not feeling the AGI? That’s not the point. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the significant implications of OpenAI’s recent transition to GPT-5, including the retirement of previous models and the introduction of a model router, which will streamline…

  • Embrace The Red: Data Exfiltration via Image Rendering Fixed in Amp Code

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/amp-code-fixed-data-exfiltration-via-images/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Data Exfiltration via Image Rendering Fixed in Amp Code Feedly Summary: In this post we discuss a vulnerability that was present in Amp Code from Sourcegraph by which an attacker could exploit markdown driven image rendering to exfiltrate sensitive information. This vulnerability is common in AI applications…

  • Slashdot: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1936221/ai-is-reshaping-hacking-no-one-agrees-how-fast Source: Slashdot Title: AI Is Reshaping Hacking. No One Agrees How Fast Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses advancements in AI agents presented at the Black Hat conference, highlighting how these innovations could potentially enhance the capabilities of cybersecurity defenders. However, it also underscores the duality of…