A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini’s voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim’s connected windows, fake a message from their boss, push the phone into a Zoom call, or quietly poison its long-term memory. No malicious app on the phone is…
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OpenSSF Flags Malware Campaign on Slack Posing as Linux Foundation Figures
OpenSSF warns hackers impersonate Linux Foundation leaders on Slack, tricking developers into installing malware that can compromise entire systems.
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Slack’s AI updates signal shift towards agent orchestration
Slack has taken further steps to reposition Slackbot from a simple assistant to a more capable AI agent that can orchestrate workflows across external apps. The updates to Slackbot “signal a clear shift from a collaboration tool to what it hopes will become an operational layer for agentic work,” said Maria Bell, senior analyst,…
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A Slack Android upgrade worth finding
Man, when it comes to Android, Slack sure has been slackin’. The app is generally considered the go-to, standard tool for most professional communication — right? And yet, somehow, it has managed to exist on the most used mobile operating system all this time without offering up a single Android widget to make our on-the-go…