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Trump Signals Openness to Long-Range Weapons for Ukraine, But Stops Short of Commitment
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): During a sideline meeting at the United Nations on Tuesday, President Trump reportedly told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he is open to lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S.-made long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. However, according to both U.S. and Ukrainian officials, Trump made no formal commitment to changing the current policy, which currently prohibits such attacks with American weapons.
Analyst Comments: Trump’s administration has kept a hard line against allowing U.S.-supplied long-range weapons—like ATACMS or future cruise missile systems—to be used on Russian territory, citing escalation concerns. His recent openness may be a strategic gesture amid renewed diplomatic efforts, or a trial balloon to gauge domestic and allied reaction. For defenders, this signals possible changes in engagement rules or weapons policy that could have real implications on the ground if followed through. But for now, the status quo holds: long-range strike permissions remain limited to Ukrainian territory or Russian-occupied zones.
READ THE STORY: WSJ
Xi Eyes Strategic Concession: Presses Trump to Oppose Taiwan Independence in Trade Talks
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Walking away from Taiwan would signal U.S. weakness to allies like Japan, South Korea, and Australia—undermining alliance credibility worldwide and emboldening adversaries from Moscow to Tehran. It would also violate core American values by rewarding authoritarian expansionism at the expense of a free and democratic society. Finally, conceding now would only encourage further demands, as China would learn that threats produce results, paving the way for even more coercive ultimatums on military tech, human rights, and territorial claims. Strategic ambiguity is not indecision—it is deterrence, and abandoning it risks U.S. credibility and global stability.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Chinese leader Xi Jinping is leveraging upcoming U.S.-China trade negotiations to extract a critical political concession: a formal U.S. statement opposing Taiwan’s independence. With President Trump signaling openness to a renewed trade deal, Beijing sees an opportunity to pressure Washington into shifting its long-held policy of “strategic ambiguity” toward a stance that isolates Taiwan diplomatically.
Analyst Comments: There is a reason every U.S. administration since 1979 has upheld strategic ambiguity on Taiwan—it’s a deliberate balancing act to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait without provoking a Chinese invasion or abandoning a democratic partner. Xi’s push to force an explicit U.S. statement against Taiwan independence is designed to destroy that balance, and drawing a hard red line is essential. Taiwan is the linchpin of Indo-Pacific deterrence, sitting at the heart of the First Island Chain that contains China’s naval expansion. Its fall would hand Beijing a launchpad into the Pacific, threaten U.S. bases from Guam to Japan, and shatter regional deterrence, inviting wider Chinese aggression across the South and East China Seas. It would also give China control over Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which produces over 90% of the world’s advanced chips critical to smartphones, AI systems, and military technology. The U.S. lacks the materials, talent, and infrastructure to replicate Taiwan’s ecosystem within the next decade, meaning Beijing could weaponize the global tech supply chain.
READ THE STORY: WSJ
Iran Faces Sanctions Reinstatement as Nuclear Deal Teeters
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): The UK, France, and Germany have triggered the “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, reimposing UN sanctions after Tehran failed to meet conditions related to uranium enrichment, IAEA inspections, and diplomatic engagement. Iran has rejected the demands, with Supreme Leader Khamenei ruling out negotiations with the U.S., escalating the crisis, and heightening nuclear proliferation risks.
Analyst Comments: The reimposition of sanctions reflects both Europe’s exasperation and a strategic shift: they’re no longer betting on Iran’s return to compliance, especially after the June conflict with Israel and U.S. airstrikes. Tehran’s refusal to allow complete IAEA inspections or clarify the status of a 408kg uranium stockpile enriched near weapons-grade triggered the move. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s commitment to remain in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) avoids a total red line crossing. However, threats to suspend cooperation with the IAEA show that the situation nears a complete rupture. Hardliners are likely to use the sanctions to justify further nuclear escalation. For security analysts, this re-escalates the risk profile in the region—not just of proliferation, but also of sabotage, cyber conflict, and asymmetric retaliation.
READ THE STORY: FT
China’s “Skynet Cup” Uses AI Video Contest to Groom Next-Gen Cyber Talent
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): China’s third “Skynet Cup” Cybersecurity Competition concluded in Tianjin with a significant focus on merging artificial intelligence and cybersecurity education. A parallel event—the Nano AI Video Creation Competition—used AI to gamify learning, drawing participation from over a dozen universities and promoting the “Security + AI” paradigm. Backed by 360 Digital Security Group, the event highlights China’s strategic push to cultivate dual-skilled cyber/AI talent via its ISC.AI Academy platform.
Analyst Comments: Don’t let the “video contest” framing mislead you—this is talent cultivation with long-term strategic objectives. Integrating AI toolsets into cyber education, along with mass participation and gamification, mirrors China’s broader “military-civil fusion” ethos: turn campus innovation into state-ready capability. The Nano AI platform, boasting multi-agent architecture and “blockbuster creation from one sentence,” reflects significant investment in low-barrier, high-leverage AI tooling. More than just a contest, this is a scalable model for building a digital security-industrial complex fueled by youth engagement.
READ THE STORY: Anquanke
MSS Ascendant: China’s Civilian Spy Agency Now Core Driver of Global Cyberespionage Operations
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has evolved into a centralized cyber power under Xi Jinping, now orchestrating the country’s most advanced and stealthy hacking campaigns. The MSS is linked to significant intrusions like Salt Typhoon, which compromised global infrastructure and exfiltrated sensitive data across dozens of nations. With deep access to vulnerabilities and talent via state-linked tech firms, the MSS is pushing the narrative that it is China’s answer to the NSA—only more opaque and politically loyal—It is not
Analyst Comments: This exposé confirms what many in the threat intel community have suspected for years: that China’s MSS is no longer just a domestic security apparatus, but a fully realized offensive cyber arm of the state. Salt Typhoon’s global reach and stealth suggest MSS operations are approaching NSA or GCHQ levels of sophistication—but without their oversight mechanisms. Xi Jinping’s centralization of control and redirection of military cyber capabilities into the MSS has created a cyber agency that is both technically lethal and politically aggressive.
READ THE STORY: The New York Times
China’s ‘Great Firewall’ Enters Orbit — First Satellite Internet Censorship System Sparks Global Alarm
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): China has launched the world’s first orbital Satellite Internet Firewall, embedding real-time censorship, surveillance, and threat detection directly into satellite infrastructure. Developed by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and deployed via the Ceres-1 (Yao-15) rocket on September 5, the system marks a significant escalation in Beijing’s cyber-sovereignty strategy—one that could reshape the rules of global internet access and space-based communications.
Analyst Comments: China has fused AI, surveillance logic, and autonomous threat response into space-based infrastructure, effectively exporting the logic of the Great Firewall beyond national borders. That has real implications: if Chinese satellite internet becomes a Belt and Road export, so does censorship. This move could shift the satellite internet landscape from a competition over bandwidth to a battle over governance models—free access vs. controlled ecosystems. Expect increased friction between open-platform providers like Starlink and state-aligned systems prioritizing control and “security.” The underlying message: whoever owns the orbit sets the rules.
READ THE STORY: SNG
ArcaneDoor Hack Prompts Emergency Directive: CISA Orders Rapid Patch Cycle as Chinese Links Surface
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency directive requiring federal agencies to patch systems exploited by the advanced threat group ArcaneDoor, which leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. With most attacker infrastructure traced to China, the campaign marks one of the most serious nation-state-level cyber operations targeting U.S. government networks in 2025.
Analyst Comments: ArcaneDoor isn’t some fly-by-night group—it’s a high-confidence, likely state-sponsored APT with deep access and custom tooling. Cisco’s detection of five IPs, four linked to Chinese infrastructure (including Tencent and ChinaNet), strongly suggests PRC affiliation, even if attribution remains officially cautious. Using zero-days and targeting critical edge infrastructure makes this campaign both dangerous and technically sophisticated. CISA’s directive reflects urgency: patch now, investigate compromise later. While agencies scramble to comply, defenders in the private sector should note that state-level exploits rarely stay exclusive—these TTPs will trickle down. The bigger concern: if ArcaneDoor is this advanced and persistent, what haven’t we seen yet?
READ THE STORY: DevDiscourse
Chinese Hackers Steal U.S. IP for Trade Leverage Amid Rising Tensions
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Mandiant has attributed a year-long espionage campaign to Chinese threat actor UNC5221. The actor infiltrated U.S. software firms and law offices to exfiltrate intellectual property and sensitive data. Custom malware, including a stealthy backdoor dubbed BRICKSTORM, enabled long-term access to gain strategic leverage in ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations. This underscores the expanding role of cyber operations in geopolitical and economic power struggles.
Analyst Comments: This isn’t smash-and-grab—it’s surgical, patient, and strategic. UNC5221’s targeting of firms at the intersection of legal influence and technical innovation suggests more than opportunism—it’s tradecraft in service of state policy. The use of tailored malware and long-term persistence points to high operational maturity. U.S. export controls on AI and semiconductors may have lit the fuse, but this campaign is about shaping negotiation tables behind the scenes. The key takeaway: economic policy is now a cyber threat surface, and critical sectors must harden accordingly. Expect future operations to pivot from data theft to prepositioning for disruption.
READ THE STORY: WPN
China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Cisco Talos and Unit 42 report overlapping malware activity targeting telecommunications and manufacturing firms across Central and South Asia. A new PlugX variant—featuring code reuse from the RainyDay and Turian backdoors—suggests links between China-nexus APTs Lotus Panda and BackdoorDiplomacy. Simultaneously, Mustang Panda continues deploying its long-used Bookworm RAT in ASEAN countries, underscoring sustained and strategic Chinese cyber espionage across the region.
Analyst Comments: This is a clear evolution of China-linked espionage tooling, with signs of modular consolidation between threat clusters. Reusing encryption schemes, sideloading techniques, and shared payload formats across PlugX, RainyDay, and Turian suggests coordination—or at a minimum, a shared supplier ecosystem. While attribution remains fuzzy between Lotus Panda and BackdoorDiplomacy, the victimology and tooling crossover is hard to ignore. Mustang Panda’s continued reliance on Bookworm, now enhanced with UUID shellcode delivery and dynamic C2 infrastructure, demonstrates operational maturity and long-term intent. Expect persistent targeting of telecom and governmental assets, especially in geopolitically aligned nations.
READ THE STORY: THN
China’s “Skynet Cup” Uses AI Video Contest to Groom Next-Gen Cyber Talent
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): China’s third “Skynet Cup” Cybersecurity Competition concluded in Tianjin with a significant focus on merging artificial intelligence and cybersecurity education. A parallel event—the Nano AI Video Creation Competition—used AI to gamify learning, drawing participation from over a dozen universities and promoting the “Security + AI” paradigm. Backed by 360 Digital Security Group, the event highlights China’s strategic push to cultivate dual-skilled cyber/AI talent via its ISC.AI Academy platform.
Analyst Comments: Don’t let the “video contest” framing mislead you—this is talent cultivation with long-term strategic objectives. Integrating AI toolsets into cyber education, along with mass participation and gamification, mirrors China’s broader “military-civil fusion” ethos: turn campus innovation into state-ready capability. The Nano AI platform, boasting multi-agent architecture and “blockbuster creation from one sentence,” reflects significant investment in low-barrier, high-leverage AI tooling. More than just a contest, this is a scalable model for building a digital security-industrial complex fueled by youth engagement.
READ THE STORY: Anquanke
Iranian State Hackers Use SSL.com Certificates to Sign Malware, Bypass Detection
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Iranian APT group UNC1549—an offshoot of Charming Kitten—has been signing malware with valid digital certificates issued by SSL.com, allowing it to evade detection across primary antivirus and EDR platforms. The abuse of SSL.com’s code-signing process enabled multiple campaigns targeting European organizations, leveraging spoofed or fraudulent shell companies registered in Sweden and the Netherlands.
Analyst Comments: UNC1549’s abuse of SSL.com certificates isn’t a zero-day—it’s a trust exploit. While code signing remains a core pillar of software trust, this incident shows how poorly-vetted CAs can become an attack surface themselves. Red flags like cloned websites, fake contact forms, and nonexistent verifiable company data should’ve raised alarms during the certificate issuance process. This isn’t just a lapse—it’s systemic neglect. Expect this tactic to proliferate: other APTs and cybercriminal groups will almost certainly adopt similar methods, especially if CAs don’t tighten controls. Defenders should stop assuming signed equals safe. Certificate telemetry and contextual validation must be part of detection pipelines going forward.
READ THE STORY: DR
Man-in-the-Middle Cyber Attacks Surge in Shipping Sector, Fueling Ransom Costs and Supply Chain Risks
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): The global shipping industry is facing a sharp rise in man-in-the-middle (MitM) cyber fraud, with reported incidents increasing more than sixfold between 2021 and 2024. State-sponsored and financially motivated threat actors are targeting vulnerable communication systems on ships and in ports to intercept emails, steal credentials, and extort ransoms, which now average $3.2 million per incident. The industry’s rapid but fragmented digitalization, especially around satellite communications and sensor data, is expanding the attack surface.
Analyst Comments: This is the convergence of two significant trends: aging operational tech and modern adversaries. Maritime systems—long reliant on legacy infrastructure—are now connected via Starlink, satellite modems, and IoT sensors, but without the security maturity seen in cloud or enterprise networks. Attackers are exploiting this digital gap with increasing success. The pattern mirrors what we’ve seen in aviation and rail: fragmented upgrades, patchwork cybersecurity, and a high cost of downtime that discourages proactive updates. The result is a perfect storm—shipping firms are lucrative, exposed, and increasingly dependent on vulnerable technologies. State actors may use these footholds for espionage or hybrid warfare. Still, the day-to-day toll is financial: $550,000 on average per attack to contain the breach, with many firms ultimately forced to pay multi-million dollar ransoms to restore operations.
READ THE STORY: NAM
Fortra’s GoAnywhere Under Active Exploitation: CVSS 10 Deserialization Flaw Enables
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): CVE-2025-10035, a pre-authentication deserialization vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT, is actively exploited in the wild. Researchers at watchTowr confirmed attackers have been using the flaw since at least September 10 to gain remote code execution, create backdoor accounts, and drop secondary payloads. Thousands of GoAnywhere instances remain internet-facing, and Fortra is under fire for downplaying exploitation risks and offering limited transparency.
Analyst Comments: GoAnywhere MFT has long been a favorite target for ransomware crews and APTs—so a CVSS 10 pre-auth RCE vulnerability isn’t just severe on paper, it’s operational gold for threat actors. That exploitation began eight days before the advisory was even published, which means defenders now face longer forensic windows and higher odds of missed compromise. Fortra’s vague “Am I Impacted?” language reads more like CYA than real guidance. This will be leveraged for ransomware deployment, data theft, or lateral movement across high-value enterprise networks. If you’re running GoAnywhere, you’re behind and haven’t isolated and investigated.
READ THE STORY: The Register
Apache Airflow Flaw Leaks Secrets to Read-Only Users in v3.0.3
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): A critical vulnerability in Apache Airflow 3.0.3 (CVE-2025-54831) allows users with only read-level permissions to access sensitive connection credentials via the API and web UI. The flaw bypasses existing access controls and nullifies a key security feature introduced in Airflow 3.0 to shield secrets from unauthorized viewing.
Analyst Comments: This is a serious breakdown in access control logic—Airflow 3.0’s entire model for sensitive data protection was undermined by poor implementation. The fact that read-only users can access passwords, tokens, and connection strings is a privilege escalation vector in disguise. Worse, it renders the AIRFLOW__CORE__HIDE_SENSITIVE_VAR_CONN_FIELDS setting useless. This bug represents a direct threat to secrets management for organizations relying on Airflow to handle production pipelines, especially those touching cloud resources or databases. If you’re on 3.0.3, stop reading and patch now.
READ THE STORY: FreeBuf
First Malicious MCP Server Found in the Wild: AI Agent Email Stealer Disguised as Legitimate NPM Package
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Researchers have uncovered the first active case of a malicious Model-Context-Prompt (MCP) server, embedded in an NPM package (postmark-mcp), that exfiltrates sensitive email content via an AI automation workflow. The package was trusted for months before version 1.0.16 introduced a stealthy backdoor, silently BCC’ing every outbound email to an attacker-controlled mailbox. The estimated impact spans hundreds of organizations and thousands of leaked emails daily.
Analyst Comments: This is what a next-gen supply chain attack looks like in the AI era. Instead of exploiting zero-days, the threat actor used trust, time, and subtlety. By weaponizing a tool specifically built for AI agents—systems with wide privileges but no human oversight—they bypassed traditional detection controls like DLP, API monitoring, and email gateways. The simplicity makes it dangerous: no novel malware, no shellcode, just a single malicious BCC line in a trusted workflow package. AI-native tooling like MCP servers, often adopted without the same vetting as legacy software, is becoming the new shadow IT. Expect follow-on attacks to target other AI task agents handling sensitive enterprise data.
READ THE STORY: FreeBuf
Researchers Link LAPSUS$, Scattered Spider, and ShinyHunters: English-Speaking Threat Groups Merge Tactics and Membership
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): New intelligence connects LAPSUS$, Scattered Spider, and ShinyHunters into a loosely federated cybercrime ecosystem, blurring group lines through shared members, social engineering tactics, and joint operations. Despite public claims of “retirement,” analysts say the groups continue operating under collective brands like “shinysp1d3r” and The Com, posing persistent risks to enterprises with social engineering, MFA bypass, and OAuth token abuse campaigns.
Analyst Comments: All three groups excel at non-technical intrusions—social engineering, MFA fatigue, SIM swaps, and help desk impersonation—turning human error into enterprise compromise. What’s new is the structured division of labor: Scattered Spider gains access, ShinyHunters exfiltrates data, LAPSUS$ amplifies extortion campaigns. By coordinating, they look more like an APT than disorganized teens. Enterprises relying solely on MFA and automated defenses are particularly exposed; these actors sidestep controls by weaponizing trust and persistence mechanisms (OAuth abuse, session hijacking). Expect continued high-profile breaches, particularly in SaaS-heavy environments like Salesforce, where stolen OAuth tokens have already yielded 1.5B+ records across 760 companies.
READ THE STORY: CSN
Weaponized Microsoft Teams Installer Drops Oyster Malware via Malvertising Campaign
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): A malvertising campaign delivered a fake Microsoft Teams installer signed with short-lived code-signing certificates to distribute the Oyster backdoor (Broomstick/CleanUpLoader). The attack leveraged poisoned Bing search results and Cloudflare-hosted spoof sites to appear legitimate. Microsoft Defender’s Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules blocked the malware before C2 contact, preventing persistence and potential ransomware deployment.
Analyst Comments: By combining poisoned search results, valid certificates, and a well-crafted spoofed site, attackers compressed the entire infection chain into seconds from initial search to download. The abuse of two-day certificates represents a tactical evolution: defenders can’t rely on static trust models when adversaries weaponize the very mechanisms of legitimacy. Without ASR-style behavioral controls, this campaign could have ended in credential theft, data exfiltration, or lateral ransomware spread. SOCs should treat certificate validation as necessary but insufficient—and prioritize behavioral detection and endpoint hardening against fake installers and living-off-the-land persistence.
READ THE STORY: CSN
New XCSSET Variant Targets Apple Developers: Malware Slips into Xcode Projects, Steals
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Microsoft has identified a new variant of the XCSSET malware targeting Apple developers via compromised Xcode projects. This latest version includes updated persistence mechanisms, obfuscation layers, crypto wallet hijacking, and even disables macOS security updates. While activity is still limited, the threat underscores ongoing risks in Apple’s developer ecosystem.
Analyst Comments: XCSSET’s continued evolution proves how effective it is at quietly embedding in development workflows—especially in macOS environments where many still assume a lower threat profile. This isn’t ransomware or overt sabotage; it’s a long game—malware that waits for a dev to build and run, then siphons off data, hijacks wallets, and disables key defenses. LaunchDaemons, clipboard hijacking, and fake .app files show real effort toward stealth and persistence. You’ll miss this if you rely solely on Gatekeeper or App Store policies. Developers should treat any Xcode project like a potential phishing email: verify it before you compile.
READ THE STORY: The Register
Renewables Beat Nuclear SMRs on Cost and Speed for Datacenter Power, Study Finds
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): A new analysis from the Centre for Net Zero (CNZ) finds that powering datacenters with a renewable-heavy microgrid is 43% cheaper than using nuclear small modular reactors (SMRs). The study shows that wind, solar, battery storage, and limited gas backup can meet up to 80% of a 120 MW datacenter’s load annually—and can be built years faster than nuclear alternatives.
Analyst Comments: With AI workloads driving unprecedented power demands, operators are racing for scalable, resilient energy sources. SMRs have been floated as the high-tech answer, but CNZ’s modeling suggests that proven renewables cost less and can be deployed far sooner. Nuclear might offer long-term grid stability, but it can’t match the 5-year build timeline of a renewables-powered microgrid. For operators chasing short-term AI gains, the economics and logistics favor solar panels and turbines over theoretical SMR promises. That said, grid independence and regulatory factors still complicate microgrid deployment at scale.
READ THE STORY: The Register
Stanford Study Warns of Rising “Workslop”: AI-Generated Content Fueling Distrust and Lost Productivity
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): A joint study from Stanford’s Social Media Lab and BetterUp Labs found that 40% of U.S. workers encountered low-quality, AI-generated content—dubbed “workslop”—in the past month. This trend erodes trust in colleagues, triggers workplace frustration, and costs companies an estimated $186 per employee/month in lost productivity as workers spend time correcting or clarifying AI-generated material.
Analyst Comments: AI tools were pitched as productivity boosters, but in practice, they’re becoming a source of workplace drag. “Workslop” is essentially machine-generated filler—emails, reports, or updates that look polished but lack substance or contain hallucinated data. While that might seem harmless, the downstream impact is real: wasted time, confused teams, and strained professional relationships. The kicker? Workers trust AI-abusing colleagues less and see them as less intelligent and creative. Companies pushing AI adoption without setting usage standards—or training staff to vet outputs—may be doing more harm than good. The irony is evident: poor AI use costs more than a ChatGPT subscription.
READ THE STORY: The Register
Items of interest
Why CVEs Should Target Frameworks, Not AI Models: NVIDIA Researchers Weigh In
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT (BLUF): NVIDIA security experts argue that CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) should apply to software frameworks and applications, not AI models. Most so-called “model vulnerabilities” reflect misuse, insecure deployments, or statistical behaviors, not fixable flaws in the model artifacts. Exceptions may include backdoored weights from poisoned training data, but even those often fall under supply chain risk management rather than CVE categorization.
ANALYST COMMENTS: This is a critical clarification as organizations increasingly embed LLMs and other models in production. Many defenders treat models as software components with vulnerabilities in the CVE sense, but models don’t “break” in the traditional way. They infer based on training. Attacks like prompt injection, model stealing, or data leakage don’t result from flaws in the model file but from insecure access, excessive permissions, or lack of output control in surrounding systems.
READ THE STORY: Nvidia Developer
Shadow Vulnerabilities in AI: The CVE Blind Spots Putting Model-Driven Systems at Risk (Video)
FROM THE MEDIA: A new class of security flaws—Shadow Vulnerabilities—exposes AI and ML systems to real-world exploitation while flying under the radar of traditional CVE-based detection tools. These vulnerabilities often stem from insecure defaults, poorly documented misconfigurations, and legitimate features misused maliciously. High-profile examples in PyTorch (ShellTorch), TensorFlow/Keras, Ray, and Jinja2 illustrate the gap between CVE visibility and practical attack surface in AI applications.
AI Jailbreaking Demo: How Prompt Engineering Bypasses LLM Security Measures (Video)
FROM THE MEDIA: Can AI models be tricked into revealing restricted information? In this session from a recent AI conference, cybersecurity expert Clint Bodungen reveals how advanced prompt engineering techniques can bypass the security measures in large language models (LLMs). Through real-world examples, Clint demonstrates how context manipulation can access restricted information and even generate reverse shell payloads, highlighting the vulnerabilities in AI systems. This talk is a must-watch for cybersecurity professionals looking to understand the threats posed by generative AI.
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