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New York Child Data Protection Act: Additional compliance for businesses with online platforms rbj.net/2025/10/22/new…

The US government shutdown is a wake-up call for cyber self-reliance computerweekly.com/opinion/The-US…

Docent Institute has been donated an Ocean View cabin on CruiseCon West (Oct 2-6). If you or a colleague is considering going, we are auctioning it off with bids starting at $1500. This is a packaged for 2, all-inclusive, valued at $2800. Please share.

Hacker breaks into on-campus smart washing machines — management eventually disables devices, leaving thousands of students with no reliable laundry service tomshardware.com/tech-industry/…

Cybercriminals Exploit X's Grok AI to Bypass Ad Protections and Spread Malware to Millions thehackernews.com/2025/09/cyberc…

(Michigan's) McLaren Health Care hit by another data breach, exposing 743K people’s data - cybernews.com/security/mclar…

Barbie’s About to Get an AI Makeover <sarcasm> I'm sure there's nothing to worry about </sarcasm> corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-an…

Major Security Flaw Found in Microsoft’s Copilot AI Imagine your AI assistant spilling your secrets by mistake. That's exactly the nightmare researchers just uncovered with Microsoft's Copilot. msn.com/en-us/news/tec…

Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/chi…

6 Wienermobiles. 1 iconic track. This is the Wienie 500. Tune into the Fox Sports app on Friday, May 23rd. AI generated content. Do not attempt.

Chicago Newspaper Caught Publishing a “Summer Reads” Guide Full of AI Slop futurism.com/chicago-newspa…

Apple has partnered with brain-interface startup Synchron on a new technology that allows immobilized or paralyzed people — an estimated 150,000 people in the US alone — to use iOS devices without their hands. engadget.com/big-tech/apple…

BSides DSM 2025 - BSides is back in Iowa! Register now. The event will be June 7th at FFA Center, Ankeny. bsidesdsm.org/register

We aren't the only nonprofit cybersecurity conference in town... Our Chicago community hosts B-Sides 312 on June 1st, the day after THOTCON. Support community and come to learn and share! hashtag#community hashtag#bsides312 hashtag#chicago bsides312.org

Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming - Agents could make it easier and cheaper for criminals to hack systems at scale. We need to be ready. technologyreview.com/2025/04/04/111…

Hackers Could Unleash Chaos Through Backdoor in China-Made Robot Dogs - securityweek.com/undocumented-r…

😳 A Teen Got a Free School Laptop — But Didn’t Know It Was Watching Him. What It Captured Changed Everything people.com/spy-high-docus…

SynCity: Training-Free Generation of 3D Worlds research.paulengstler.com/syncity/