General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

Sam Altman claims new tools can detect mental distress while relaxing limits for adults.
Publish Date: 10/15/2025
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Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.
Publish Date: 10/14/2025
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The 1 petaflop DGX Spark system runs AI models with 200 billion parameters locally for $4K.
Publish Date: 10/14/2025
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New paper reveals reducing "bias" means making ChatGPT stop mirroring users' political language.
Publish Date: 10/14/2025
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Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
Publish Date: 10/13/2025
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New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.
Publish Date: 10/13/2025
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Among other things, the scammers bypass multi-factor authentication.
Publish Date: 10/10/2025
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Anthropic study suggests "poison" training attacks don't scale with model size.
Publish Date: 10/9/2025
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As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.
Publish Date: 10/9/2025
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Central bank says market concentration hasn't been this extreme in 50 years.
Publish Date: 10/8/2025
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Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters gave Salesforce until Friday to pay or else.
Publish Date: 10/8/2025
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Policy change affects at least 2025 model Plus, Value, and J-series DiskStations.
Publish Date: 10/8/2025
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Our discussion happens today, October 7, at 3:30pm US Eastern time.
Publish Date: 10/7/2025
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ChatGPT maker will be allowed to buy 10% of AMD for a penny per share.
Publish Date: 10/6/2025
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ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.
Publish Date: 10/4/2025
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Rodney Brooks says humanoid robots pose hidden safety challenges and won't learn dexterity from video alone.
Publish Date: 10/2/2025
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Smishers looking for new infrastructure are getting creative.
Publish Date: 10/1/2025
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Sora social app launches with deepfake-style "cameos" and feed controls.
Publish Date: 10/1/2025
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The chipmakers say physical attacks aren't in the threat model. Many users didn't get the memo.
Publish Date: 9/30/2025
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Chinese lab's v3.2 release explores a technique that could make running AI far less costly.
Publish Date: 9/30/2025
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