General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system

The hacker group has destroyed more than $90 million held at an Iranian crypto exchange.
Publish Date: 6/19/2025
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Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.

Microsoft, Apple, Bank of America, and many more sites all targeted.
Publish Date: 6/18/2025
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Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel; now we’re hoarding pre-AI content

Newly announced catalog collects pre-2022 sources untouched by ChatGPT and AI contamination.
Publish Date: 6/18/2025
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Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

Provisions on secure software, quantum–resistant crypto, and more are scrapped.
Publish Date: 6/17/2025
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OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

WSJ report says OpenAI mulling federal complaint as Microsoft stalls restructuring plan.
Publish Date: 6/17/2025
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Vandals cut fiber-optic lines, causing outage for Spectrum Internet subscribers

The soaring price of copper makes networks tempting targets for thieves.
Publish Date: 6/16/2025
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Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeys

Apple OSes will soon transfer passkeys seamlessly and securely across platforms.
Publish Date: 6/12/2025
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Hollywood studios target AI image generator in copyright lawsuit

Multiple-studio complaint cites AI image outputs as evidence of "bottomless pit of plagiarism."
Publish Date: 6/11/2025
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With the launch of o3-pro, let’s talk about what AI “reasoning” actually does

New studies reveal pattern-matching reality behind the AI industry's reasoning claims.
Publish Date: 6/11/2025
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Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.

The publicly available exploits provide a near-universal way to bypass key protections.
Publish Date: 6/10/2025
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OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry

Report: Deal marks shift from exclusive Microsoft partnership as AI compute needs soar.
Publish Date: 6/10/2025
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After AI setbacks, Meta bets billions on undefined “superintelligence”

Zuckerberg seeks new AI direction under sci-fi banner that some experts say is arbitrary.
Publish Date: 6/10/2025
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US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks

Agency seeks contractors to modernize decades-old systems within four years.
Publish Date: 6/9/2025
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Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work

"Claude Gov" is already handling classified information for the US government.
Publish Date: 6/6/2025
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Millions of low-cost Android devices turn home networks into crime platforms

BadBox malware has been menacing low-cost Android devices for nearly a decade.
Publish Date: 6/6/2025
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“In 10 years, all bets are off”—Anthropic CEO opposes decadelong freeze on state AI laws

Amodei says AI "too fast" for blanket law ban; sees fundamental world change in 2 years.
Publish Date: 6/5/2025
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Two certificate authorities booted from the good graces of Chrome

Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock customers must look elsewhere for new certificates.
Publish Date: 6/4/2025
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Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
Publish Date: 6/3/2025
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Broadcom ends business with VMware’s lowest-tier channel partners

Broadcom claims many eliminated partners weren't doing any VMware business.
Publish Date: 6/2/2025
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Ransomware kingpin “Stern” apparently IDed by German law enforcement

BSA names Vi­ta­ly Ni­ko­lae­vich Kovalev is "Stern," the leader of Trickbot.
Publish Date: 5/31/2025
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