General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

Important changes to Android devices took effect starting Monday.
Publish Date: 7/7/2025
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A clash between criminal ransomware groups could result in victims being extorted twice.
Publish Date: 7/7/2025
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Creators say app is intended for parental monitoring. So why the emphasis on stealth?
Publish Date: 7/3/2025
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Move is aimed at curbing a form of abuse that costs subscribers dearly.
Publish Date: 7/2/2025
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Official was connected to FBI probe of cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Publish Date: 6/30/2025
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AMI MegaRAC used in servers from AMD, ARM, Fujitsu, Gigabyte, and Qualcomm.
Publish Date: 6/26/2025
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AI chatbot codes browser-based apps from plain English with classic web vibes.
Publish Date: 6/26/2025
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"Our management thought it was a bluff..."
Publish Date: 6/26/2025
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Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world."
Publish Date: 6/25/2025
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Overtime defenses for Spectre-based attacks have taken their toll.
Publish Date: 6/25/2025
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As thousands of applications flood job posts, 'hiring slop' is kicking off an AI arms race.
Publish Date: 6/24/2025
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Maximum-security Cisco vulnerability was patched Oct. 2023 and exploited Feb. 2025.
Publish Date: 6/23/2025
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Attacker rained down the equivalent of 9,300 full-length HD movies in just 45 seconds.
Publish Date: 6/20/2025
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The hacker group has destroyed more than $90 million held at an Iranian crypto exchange.
Publish Date: 6/19/2025
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Microsoft, Apple, Bank of America, and many more sites all targeted.
Publish Date: 6/18/2025
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Newly announced catalog collects pre-2022 sources untouched by ChatGPT and AI contamination.
Publish Date: 6/18/2025
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Provisions on secure software, quantum–resistant crypto, and more are scrapped.
Publish Date: 6/17/2025
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WSJ report says OpenAI mulling federal complaint as Microsoft stalls restructuring plan.
Publish Date: 6/17/2025
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The soaring price of copper makes networks tempting targets for thieves.
Publish Date: 6/16/2025
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Apple OSes will soon transfer passkeys seamlessly and securely across platforms.
Publish Date: 6/12/2025
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