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North Korea-linked Backdoor Exploits AI Triage Tools

When building AI triage tools, it's crucial to treat sample contents as potentially hostile input, not instructions, to prevent malicious manipulation. Experts warn that failing to do so can allow attackers to sneak hostile content into your model.

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Malvertising Campaign Targets macOS with FlutterShell Backdoor

Google swiftly suspended advertiser accounts linked to a massive malvertising campaign that spread a new macOS backdoor, known as FlutterShell, after researchers sounded the alarm. The culprits, tracked by Palo Alto Networks as CL-CRI-1089, used hundreds of verified Google ads and a web of shell companies to deceive ad networks.

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