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  • Hacker News: Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/04/google-removes-pledge-to-not-use-ai-for-weapons-from-website/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s recent removal of its commitment not to develop AI for weapons or surveillance raises significant questions regarding the ethical implications of its future AI applications. This change…

  • Cloud Blog: Getting started with Swift’s Alliance Connect Virtual on Google Cloud

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/financial-services/deploying-swifts-alliance-connect-virtual-on-google-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Getting started with Swift’s Alliance Connect Virtual on Google Cloud Feedly Summary: The ability to deploy Swift’s Alliance Connect Virtual in Google Cloud allows financial institutions to leverage the scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of cloud infrastructure while maintaining the security and reliability standards required for financial transactions. By…

  • The Register: Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look ‘insignificant’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/abandoned_aws_s3/ Source: The Register Title: Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look ‘insignificant’ Feedly Summary: When cloud customers don’t clean up after themselves, part 97 Abandoned AWS S3 buckets could be reused to hijack the global software supply chain in an attack that would make…

  • Cloud Blog: CVE-2023-6080: A Case Study on Third-Party Installer Abuse

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cve-2023-6080-third-party-installer-abuse/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: CVE-2023-6080: A Case Study on Third-Party Installer Abuse Feedly Summary: Written By: Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara, Jake Rawlins, Steven Karschnia Executive Summary Mandiant exploited flaws in the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) repair action of Lakeside Software’s SysTrack installer to obtain arbitrary code execution. An attacker with low-privilege access…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • Hacker News: Web Analytics Accidentally Collecting Passwords

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    Source URL: https://www.freshpaint.io/blog/rudderstack-collecting-passwords Source: Hacker News Title: Web Analytics Accidentally Collecting Passwords Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant security concern related to RudderStack’s data collection tool, emphasizing how the autotrack feature can inadvertently capture sensitive user information, including passwords, due to its implementation based on a flawed…

  • The Register: WFH with privacy? 85% of Brit bosses snoop on staff

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/forget_the_idea_of_wfh/ Source: The Register Title: WFH with privacy? 85% of Brit bosses snoop on staff Feedly Summary: Employers remain blissfully unaware/wilfully ignorant of the impact of surveillance on staff More than three-quarters of UK employers admit to using some form of surveillance tech to spy on their remote workers’ productivity.… AI Summary and…

  • The Register: Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/wacom_data_loss/ Source: The Register Title: Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout Feedly Summary: Digital canvas slinger indicates dot-com was skimmed for over a month Graphics tablet maker Wacom has warned customers their credit card details may well have been stolen by miscreants while they were buying stuff…