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  • The Register: UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/home_office_apple_backdoor_order/ Source: The Register Title: UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order Feedly Summary: Blighty’s latest stab at encryption? A secret order to pry open iCloud, sources claim The UK’s Home Office refuses to either confirm or deny reports that it recently ordered Apple to create a backdoor allowing the government…

  • Slashdot: iOS App Store Apps With Screenshot-Reading Malware Found For the First Time

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/2010251/ios-app-store-apps-with-screenshot-reading-malware-found-for-the-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: iOS App Store Apps With Screenshot-Reading Malware Found For the First Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of “SparkCat” malware infiltrating iOS and Android apps marks a significant breach of security, being the first to implement malicious screenshot-reading capabilities in Apple’s App Store. This…

  • The Register: CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/cloudflare_cdn_location_data/ Source: The Register Title: CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy Feedly Summary: Also, Subaru web portal spills user deets, Tornado Cash sanctions overturned, a Stark ransomware attack, and more Infosec in brief Using a custom-built tool, a 15-year-old hacker exploited Cloudflare’s content delivery network to approximate the…

  • The Register: Asus lets processor security fix slip out early, AMD confirms patch in progress

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/asus_amd_processor_fix/ Source: The Register Title: Asus lets processor security fix slip out early, AMD confirms patch in progress Feedly Summary: Answers on a postcard to what ‘Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability’ might mean AMD has confirmed at least some of its microprocessors suffer a microcode-related security vulnerability, the existence of which accidentally emerged this…

  • Slashdot: Google Upgrades Open Source Vulnerability Scanning Tool with SCA Scanning Library

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/19/0547233/google-upgrades-open-source-vulnerability-scanning-tool-with-sca-scanning-library Source: Slashdot Title: Google Upgrades Open Source Vulnerability Scanning Tool with SCA Scanning Library Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has enhanced its vulnerability scanning capabilities through the introduction of OSV-Scanner and OSV-SCALIBR. These tools not only facilitate comprehensive scanning across various programming languages and environments but also integrate…

  • Hacker News: Founder who built Snap’s AI launches a snappy new take on video chatbots

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/founder-who-built-snaps-ai-launches-a-snappy-new-take-on-video-chatbots/ Source: Hacker News Title: Founder who built Snap’s AI launches a snappy new take on video chatbots Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the launch of eSelf, a startup focused on creating real-time, video-based conversational AI agents. Founded by a deep learning scientist with a successful…

  • Hacker News: TCC and the macOS Platform Sandbox Policy

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    Source URL: https://bdash.net.nz/posts/tcc-and-the-platform-sandbox-policy/ Source: Hacker News Title: TCC and the macOS Platform Sandbox Policy Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text delves into the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) subsystem on macOS, outlining its functions in managing access to sensitive resources on the platform. It highlights the interplay between TCC and…

  • Hacker News: The GPT era is already ending

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    Source URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/12/openai-o1-reasoning-models/680906/ Source: Hacker News Title: The GPT era is already ending Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI has launched the o1 generative AI model, hailed by its CEO as a significant advancement towards mimicking human reasoning, which is set to redefine AI capabilities. This model is perceived as a…

  • Hacker News: Kagi Teams

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    Source URL: https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-teams Source: Hacker News Title: Kagi Teams Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Kagi for Teams offers businesses a privacy-focused, subscription-based search and AI tool that prioritizes user data protection while providing premium services. It represents a significant shift in enterprise tools by combining robust functionality with uncompromised privacy, appealing…

  • The Register: iOS 18 added secret and smart security feature that reboots iThings after three days

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/ios_18_secret_reboot/ Source: The Register Title: iOS 18 added secret and smart security feature that reboots iThings after three days Feedly Summary: Security researcher’s reverse engineering effort reveals undocumented reboot timer that will make life harder for attackers Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 18, appears to have added an undocumented security feature that…