General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”

Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten workers as industrial revolution did in the 1800s.
Publish Date: 5/12/2025
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New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life

Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse.
Publish Date: 5/9/2025
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AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests

New Duke study says workers judge others for AI use—and hide its use, fearing stigma.
Publish Date: 5/8/2025
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Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications

Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.
Publish Date: 5/8/2025
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DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware

The presence of credentials in leaked "stealer logs" indicates his device was infected.
Publish Date: 5/8/2025
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Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions

Officials call previous framework "unenforceable" as May 15 deadline looms.
Publish Date: 5/8/2025
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WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages

The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.
Publish Date: 5/7/2025
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VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom

Broadcom says it may audit VMware users.
Publish Date: 5/7/2025
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Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users

The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers.
Publish Date: 5/7/2025
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Data centers say Trump’s crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI

Without renewables, it's nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI.
Publish Date: 5/6/2025
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Man pleads guilty to using malicious AI software to hack Disney employee

Fake image-generating app allowed man to download 1.1TB of Disney-owned data.
Publish Date: 5/6/2025
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OpenAI scraps controversial plan to become for-profit after mounting pressure

The nonprofit board will retain control, but now investor billions hang in the balance.
Publish Date: 5/5/2025
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Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack

Attack that started in April and remains ongoing runs malicious code on visitors' devices.
Publish Date: 5/5/2025
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Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost

The move is part of an industry-wide push for users to adopt passkeys.
Publish Date: 5/2/2025
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Claude’s AI research mode now runs for up to 45 minutes before delivering reports

New feature searches hundreds of sources to build a document—but is it accurate?
Publish Date: 5/2/2025
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Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests

Survey of 2023–2024 data finds that AI created more tasks for 8.4 percent of workers.
Publish Date: 5/1/2025
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Why MFA is getting easier to bypass and what to do about it

Why multifactor authentication based on one-time passwords and push notifications fails.
Publish Date: 5/1/2025
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Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that.

Researchers say the behavior amounts to a persistent backdoor.
Publish Date: 4/30/2025
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Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi

Hackers can run their code on AirPlay devices thanks to a collection of bugs known as AirBorne.
Publish Date: 4/30/2025
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