Topic: github repository
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Microsoft's open source tools hacked to steal AI devs' passwords
Microsoft temporarily disabled dozens of GitHub repositories after hackers injected password-stealing malware into open source projects linked to Azure and AI developer tools. Security researchers detected malware designed to steal credentials when developers opened compromised tools in AI coding...
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Microsoft Defender zero-days exploited after researcher disclosure
A security researcher has disclosed two new proof-of-concept exploits, RedSun and UnDefend, targeting Microsoft Defender, building on a previously patched flaw and already seen in active attacks. Cybersecurity firm Huntress confirms all three related exploits have been used in real incidents, wit...
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OpenAI Codex Prompt Tells It to Never Mention Goblins
OpenAI’s Codex CLI system prompt includes an emphatic directive for GPT-5.5 to never mention goblins, gremlins, or other creatures unless directly relevant to the user’s query. The prohibition, appearing twice in over 3,500 words of base instructions, is unique to GPT-5.5 and absent from earlier ...
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Wikipedia Group's AI Detection Guide Now Powers a 'Humanizing' Chatbot Plug-In
A new open-source tool called Humanizer uses a Wikipedia community's guide to help AI like Claude write more naturally by avoiding 24 identified chatbot language patterns. The tool is based on a list from Wikipedia's AI Cleanup project and works as a "skill file" for Claude, though it may not imp...
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Wikipedia Volunteers Catalogued AI Fakes. Now a Plugin Blocks Them.
A new open-source tool called "Humanizer" helps AI-generated code appear more natural by instructing models to avoid 24 specific language patterns identified by Wikipedia volunteers as signs of automated writing. The tool was made possible by a detailed list of AI writing indicators compiled by W...
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Unlock Windows' Built-In Package Manager for Safer Downloads
Windows Package Manager (Winget) is a built-in command-line tool for Windows 11 that streamlines finding and installing software from trusted repositories, enhancing security and efficiency over traditional web searches. It sources applications from the Microsoft Store and a curated GitHub reposi...
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Global Threat Map: Real-Time Open-Source Security Platform
The Global Threat Map is an open-source platform that aggregates public threat intelligence feeds into a single, interactive visualization, offering a real-time overview of global cyber threats like malware and phishing with full transparency into its data sources. It uniquely provides detailed i...
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Claude's New Plugin Clones Your Writing Voice
The Voiceprint plugin creates a personalized "linguistic fingerprint" by analyzing a user's writing samples to ensure AI-generated text mirrors their authentic voice and style. It uses stylometric analysis, examining elements like word frequency and sentence rhythm, and prioritizes empirical evid...
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Google Japan's Keyboard Inspired by Rotary Phones
Google Japan has introduced the experimental Gboard Dial Version, a keyboard with nine rotating dials inspired by rotary telephones that requires users to rotate and release dials for character input. The design emphasizes deliberate typing through tactile interaction, using modern sensors to tra...
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FPGA Revives the 3DFX Voodoo Graphics Card
The 3DFX Voodoo 1 was a groundbreaking 3D graphics card that defined PC gaming in its era, delivering a transformative visual experience through its proprietary Glide API. A developer has successfully recreated the Voodoo 1's fixed-function hardware architecture using SpinalHDL for an FPGA, overc...
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Keychron unveils first open-source firmware for gaming mice
Keychron announced ZGM, an open-source firmware for gaming mice launching in Q1 2027, debuting on its G6 HE hybrid magnetic switch mouse to offer customizability similar to QMK/ZMK for keyboards. ZGM focuses on low-latency operation, modular layers for components, and support for various microcon...
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Microsoft Releases Zork I, II, and III as Open Source
Microsoft has released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT License, making it open-source for developers and enthusiasts to use and modify. The release was a collaboration between Microsoft's Xbox and Activision, coordinated through its Open Source Programs Office, though commer...
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Artemis: Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner for Security Pros
Artemis is an open-source vulnerability scanner that automates security assessments and generates clear, actionable reports for organizations. Developed by CERT Polska, Artemis offers automated email summaries of verified vulnerabilities with minimal false positives, serving both public instituti...
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PS5 Now Runs Linux as a Full PC
A developer published installation steps to run Linux on PS5 via a soft mod that doesn't survive power cycles, enabling PC games like GTA V and Spider-Man at 60fps. The exploit only works on disc-based PS5 consoles with older firmware versions 3.xx or 4.xx, not the latest 5.xx, and differs from P...
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Open-Source CI/CD Tool Detects Stolen Credential Attacks
CI/CD Abuse Detector is an open-source security tool that uses a large language model (LLM) to detect suspicious modifications in CI/CD pipelines, particularly attacks involving stolen credentials, and offers drop-in templates for GitHub Actions. The tool addresses credential theft vulnerabilitie...
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Notepad++ Updates Channel After Security Breach
Notepad++ has released a critical security update (version 8.9.2) to fix vulnerabilities in its update mechanism that were exploited to deliver malware, and users are urged to update immediately. The attack exploited unsigned update files and a lack of installer verification, allowing hackers to ...
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Microsoft Tests a New Top Menu Bar for Windows 11
Microsoft is developing a customizable top menu bar for Windows 11, called the Command Palette Dock, inspired by other operating systems and designed for system monitoring and tool access. The dock can be positioned on any screen edge and features three customizable zones for pinning extensions, ...
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WordPress Launches AI Agent to Accelerate Development
WordPress has introduce "wp-playground", an AI agent skill that runs a full WordPress instance for real-time code testing, speeding up development by providing immediate feedback and enabling on-the-fly corrections. The tool operates via the **Playground CLI**, requiring technical knowledge li...
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Build a Real-Time 3D Room Mapper with ESP32 & VL53L5CX
The VL53L5CX time-of-flight sensor enables real-time 3D room mapping with its 8x8 multizone array and fast 60 Hz sampling, outperforming simpler single-point sensors. An ESP32 microcontroller processes and fuses the sensor's distance data with IMU orientation, applying filtering and plane-fitting...
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