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Simple Scans for Cloud Metadata Service, (Wed, Aug 19th)

Cloud providers typically expose a REST API at 169.254.169.254 that allows code running on virtual machines to retrieve machine-specific data. Some of the data is more or less harmless, such as the region the machine is running in or its MAC and IP addresses. However, the service may also be used to retrieve credentials for IAM roles and service account tokens.

Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps

Huntress observed a 155x increase in password spraying attacks in H1 2026, including a campaign that generated more than 81 million login attempts in two weeks. The attacks exploited legacy authentication and gaps in MFA policies that left some login flows unprotected. [...]

Containerizing LLMs: Best Practices for Docker-Based AI Workloads

The first time I containerized a fine-tuned Llama model for a client's internal search tool, the build finished at 38 gigabytes. I remember staring at the terminal thinking there was no way that was right. It was right. The image included a CUDA base, PyTorch with every backend compiled in, model weights baked directly into the layer, and a pip cache that had not been cleaned.  Pushing that to our registry took eleven minutes on a good connection. Pulling it onto a fresh node during an autoscale

Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

LFM2.5 Q4\_0 Checkpoints from Quantization-Aware Distillation

From failed check to real user impact: Pairing Synthetic Monitoring and Frontend Observability in Grafana Cloud

Say you get a support escalation about a page in the app that won’t load. But when you pull up your synthetic checks, they're all green: 100% uptime, probes are passing. Something's not adding up, but which one do you trust? If you’ve run Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring, you’ve been on both sides of this. Sometimes it's the ticket: real users hit a wall on the path but your checks pass cleanly. Other times, it’s the inverse: a check is failing, you're in a panic, and you start trying to repro

Virtual Event Today: CodeSecCon – Secure Your Code and Applications

CodeSecCon is the premier virtual event bringing together developers and cybersecurity professionals to revolutionize the way applications are built, secured, and maintained. The post Virtual Event Today: CodeSecCon – Secure Your Code and Applications appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Moderna reports first positive Phase 3 for mRNA neoantigen therapy in melanoma

Article URL: https://twitter.com/NoubarAfeyan/status/2090050162441752787 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49361395 Points: 588 # Comments: 281