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  • The Register: ‘FileFix’ attacks use fake Facebook security alerts to trick victims into running infostealers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/filefix_attacks_facebook_security_alert/ Source: The Register Title: ‘FileFix’ attacks use fake Facebook security alerts to trick victims into running infostealers Feedly Summary: Tech evolved from PoC to global campaign in under two months An attack called FileFix is masquerading as a Facebook security alert before ultimately dropping the widely used StealC infostealer and malware downloader.……

  • Anchore: Grant’s Release 0.3.0: Smarter Policies, Faster Scans, and Simpler Compliance

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/blog/grants-release-0-3-0-smarter-policies-faster-scans-and-simpler-compliance/ Source: Anchore Title: Grant’s Release 0.3.0: Smarter Policies, Faster Scans, and Simpler Compliance Feedly Summary: Every modern application is built on a foundation of open source dependencies. Dozens, hundreds, sometimes thousands of packages can make up a unit of software being shipped to production. Each of these packages carries its own license…

  • The Register: Overmind bags $6M to predict deployment blast radius before the explosion

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/overmind_interview/ Source: The Register Title: Overmind bags $6M to predict deployment blast radius before the explosion Feedly Summary: Startup slots into CI/CD pipelines to warn engineers when a change could wreck production Exclusive How big could the blast radius be if that change you’re about to push to production goes catastrophically wrong? Overmind…

  • Slashdot: Vibe Coding Has Turned Senior Devs Into ‘AI Babysitters’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/2056250/vibe-coding-has-turned-senior-devs-into-ai-babysitters?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Vibe Coding Has Turned Senior Devs Into ‘AI Babysitters’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by web developers using AI-generated code, highlighting the risks of dependency on AI tools for coding. It emphasizes the need for thorough verification of AI-generated outputs,…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft’s Office Apps Now Have Free Copilot Chat Features

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/1751254/microsofts-office-apps-now-have-free-copilot-chat-features?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s Office Apps Now Have Free Copilot Chat Features Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is enhancing its Microsoft 365 suite by introducing a free version of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, which integrates AI functionalities within popular Office applications. This feature supports users in creating documents,…

  • Cloud Blog: Supercharge ML performance on xPUs with the new XProf profiler and Cloud Diagnostics XProf library

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/supercharge-ml-performance-on-xpus-with-the-new-xprof-profiler-and-cloud-diagnostics-xprof-library/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Supercharge ML performance on xPUs with the new XProf profiler and Cloud Diagnostics XProf library Feedly Summary: Are you spending more time debugging ML model performance than you are building? You’re not alone. In today’s fast-paced AI landscape, optimizing models is a complex challenge, from navigating new model…

  • Slashdot: Hard Drive Shortage Intensifies as AI Training Data Pushes Lead Times Beyond 12 Months

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    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/09/15/1823230/hard-drive-shortage-intensifies-as-ai-training-data-pushes-lead-times-beyond-12-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hard Drive Shortage Intensifies as AI Training Data Pushes Lead Times Beyond 12 Months Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant increase in demand for high-capacity hard drives driven by AI workloads, leading to extended lead times and price increases. This surge reflects…

  • The Register: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/ransomware_recovery_codes_plaintext/ Source: The Register Title: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Feedly Summary: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because…