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• Record DDoS pummels site with once-unimaginable 7.3Tbps of junk traffic

  Attacker rained down the equivalent of 9,300 full-length HD movies in just 45 seconds.

• 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.

• Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.

  Microsoft, Apple, Bank of America, and many more sites all targeted.

• 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.

• Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

  Provisions on secure software, quantum–resistant crypto, and more are scrapped.

• OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

  WSJ report says OpenAI mulling federal complaint as Microsoft stalls restructuring plan.

• Vandals cut fiber-optic lines, causing outage for Spectrum Internet subscribers

  The soaring price of copper makes networks tempting targets for thieves.

• Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeys

  Apple OSes will soon transfer passkeys seamlessly and securely across platforms.

• Hollywood studios target AI image generator in copyright lawsuit

  Multiple-studio complaint cites AI image outputs as evidence of "bottomless pit of plagiarism."

• 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.

• 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.

• OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry

  Report: Deal marks shift from exclusive Microsoft partnership as AI compute needs soar.

• After AI setbacks, Meta bets billions on undefined “superintelligence”

  Zuckerberg seeks new AI direction under sci-fi banner that some experts say is arbitrary.

• US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks

  Agency seeks contractors to modernize decades-old systems within four years.

• Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work

  "Claude Gov" is already handling classified information for the US government.

• 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.

• “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.

• Two certificate authorities booted from the good graces of Chrome

  Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock customers must look elsewhere for new certificates.

• Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

  Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.

• Broadcom ends business with VMware’s lowest-tier channel partners

  Broadcom claims many eliminated partners weren't doing any VMware business.