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AI Conundrum: Why MCP Security Can't Be Patched Away

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/mcp-security-patched

Fake CleanMyMac site installs SHub Stealer and backdoors crypto wallets

We uncovered a fake CleanMyMac site delivering SHub Stealer, a macOS infostealer that steals credentials and silently backdoors crypto wallets.

Malwarebytes

Fake North Korean IT workers are hijacking LinkedIn – security experts warn operatives are stealing profiles to apply for jobs and infiltrate firms using real identities and verified workplace emails, have passed background checks and maintain the appearance of being regionally based. Companies should enhance identity verification and access management.

Amazon internal IT recently outed one by using internal scanning of network connections which showed higher than expected network lag for keystrokes on a local network connection which lead to discovery of remote connections to the computer.

https://www.itpro.com/security/fake-north-korean-it-workers-are-rampant-on-linkedin-security-experts-warn-operatives-are-stealing-profiles-to-apply-for-jobs-and-infiltrate-firms

Fake North Korean IT workers are rampant on LinkedIn – security experts warn operatives are stealing profiles to apply for jobs and infiltrate firms

The scammers' latest efforts mark a significant escalation in tactics, experts have warned

IT Pro

He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/vaccine-beer-polyomavirus-chris-buck

He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing

An NIH scientist’s maverick approach reveals legal, ethical, moral, scientific and social challenges to developing potentially life-saving vaccines.

Science News

Trusted execution environments from nVidia, AMD, Intel not surviving physical attacks…not even cloud computing environments are safe.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/new-physical-attacks-are-quickly-diluting-secure-enclave-defenses-from-nvidia-amd-and-intel/

New physical attacks are quickly diluting secure enclave defenses from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel

On-chip TEEs withstand rooted OSes but fall instantly to cheap physical attacks.

Ars Technica
2FA vs Passkeys: Which security solution actually keeps you safer?

We explain each of these online security features—and when best to use them.

PCWorld

Apple may turn off key privacy tool in Europe

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4078690/apple-may-turn-off-key-privacy-tool-in-europe.html

“European and other regulators totally ignore Apple’s arguments concerning consumer privacy — sometimes in direct contradiction to GDPR — in favor of nebulous ideas around competition. What that really means is that while they claim to care about privacy with GDPR, they seem happy to subvert it to foster the evolution of a surveillance-based ad economy.”

Apple may turn off key privacy tool in Europe

'Intense lobbying efforts in Germany, Italy and other countries in Europe may force us to withdraw this feature to the detriment of European consumers,' the company said.

Computerworld

AWS Outage: A Single Cloud Region Shouldn’t Take Down the World. But It Did.

http://faun.dev/c/news/devopslinks/aws-outage-a-single-cloud-region-shouldnt-take-down-the-world-but-it-did/

AWS Outage: A Single Cloud Region Shouldn’t Take Down the World. But It Did.

A major AWS outage disrupted high-profile services like Amazon, Snapchat, and Disney+, affecting over 70 AWS services and causing widespread operational issues.

FAUN.dev()

AI Models Are Getting "Brain Rot" From Bad Internet Data

https://elephas.app/blog/ai-brain-rot-bad-data-research

AI Brain Rot: Why ChatGPT Is Getting Dumber (2025 Research) | And What You Can Do About It

Scientists from Texas A&M and UT discovered AI language models lose reasoning abilities when trained on junk data. Here's what the research means for you.

Elephas