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  • Slashdot: FBI Warns Russian Hackers Targeted ‘Thousands’ of Critical US Infrastructure IT Systems

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/24/0638238/fbi-warns-russian-hackers-targeted-thousands-of-critical-us-infrastructure-it-systems?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FBI Warns Russian Hackers Targeted ‘Thousands’ of Critical US Infrastructure IT Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant security threat posed by Russian state-sponsored hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure through vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. The report emphasizes the risks posed by unpatched…

  • The Register: Search-capable AI agents may cheat on benchmark tests

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/23/searchcapable_ai_agents_may_cheat/ Source: The Register Title: Search-capable AI agents may cheat on benchmark tests Feedly Summary: Data contamination can make models seem more capable than they really are Researchers with Scale AI have found that search-based AI models may cheat on benchmark tests by fetching the answers directly from online sources rather than deriving…

  • Embrace The Red: Windsurf: Memory-Persistent Data Exfiltration (SpAIware Exploit)

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/windsurf-spaiware-exploit-persistent-prompt-injection/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Windsurf: Memory-Persistent Data Exfiltration (SpAIware Exploit) Feedly Summary: In this second post about Windsurf Cascade we are exploring the SpAIware attack, which allows memory persistent data exfiltration. SpAIware is an attack we first successfully demonstrated with ChatGPT last year and OpenAI mitigated. While inspecting the system prompt…

  • Slashdot: Coinbase Reverses Remote-First Policy After North Korean Infiltration Attempts

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/22/1515238/coinbase-reverses-remote-first-policy-after-north-korean-infiltration-attempts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Coinbase Reverses Remote-First Policy After North Korean Infiltration Attempts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the increasing security vulnerabilities associated with remote work policies, particularly in sensitive roles within cryptocurrency firms. It emphasizes the proactive measures taken by Coinbase to mitigate these risks, including…

  • Schneier on Security: AI Agents Need Data Integrity

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/ai-agents-need-data-integrity.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI Agents Need Data Integrity Feedly Summary: Think of the Web as a digital territory with its own social contract. In 2014, Tim Berners-Lee called for a “Magna Carta for the Web” to restore the balance of power between individuals and institutions. This mirrors the original charter’s…

  • The Register: Don’t cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/ftc_us_censorship/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms Feedly Summary: FTC chair: Companies could face enforcement if they give in The head of America’s consumer watchdog has issued a stark warning to some of the biggest names in the tech sphere –…

  • The Register: Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/google_gemini_image_scaling_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned Feedly Summary: Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection Security researchers with Trail of Bits have found that Google Gemini CLI and other production AI systems can be deceived by image scaling attacks, a well-known adversarial challenge…

  • AWS Open Source Blog: Open Protocols for Agent Interoperability Part 4: Inter-Agent Communication on A2A

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/open-protocols-for-agent-interoperability-part-4-inter-agent-communication-on-a2a/ Source: AWS Open Source Blog Title: Open Protocols for Agent Interoperability Part 4: Inter-Agent Communication on A2A Feedly Summary: Welcome to Part 4 of our blog series on Open Protocols for Agent Interoperability where we will cover the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, AWS’ involvement with the Linux Foundation-based open standard, and our support…

  • Cloud Blog: Introducing ‘Gemini for Government’: Supporting the U.S. Government’s Transformation with AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/introducing-gemini-for-government-supporting-the-us-governments-transformation-with-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Introducing ‘Gemini for Government’: Supporting the U.S. Government’s Transformation with AI Feedly Summary: Google is proud to support the U.S. government in its modernization efforts through the use of AI. Today, in partnership with the General Services Administration (GSA) and in support of the next phase of the…