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title: "Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/was-i-wrong-about-open-models-cyber-risks-38684b13
published: 2026-10-30T17:36:56.000Z
byline: "Source: Interconnects"
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# Was I wrong about open models \& cyber risks?

Source: Interconnects · Published 2026-10-30 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/was-i-wrong-about-open-models-cyber-risks-38684b13

Last week coined the term “Black October“ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and GitLab, signified the moment when the cyber risks of AI models started to materialize.

In this story: [Cybersecurity](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/cybersecurity), [Open-weight models](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/open-weight-models)

## Sources

- [Read the original at Interconnects](https://www.interconnects.ai/p/was-i-wrong-about-open-models-and)

## On Bluesky

- [Nathan Lambert (@natolambert.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/natolambert.bsky.social/post/3mz4dgrtlii2m) (Oct 30, 2026 · 19 likes · 1 repost): Was I wrong about open models \& cyber risks? I don't think so. Much of the AI community focuses on the wrong lens - which models are causing harm - rather than how the cybersecurity industry maintains an equilibrium, who enacts harm, and how they use new tools. www.interconnects.ai/p/was-i-wron...

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- [PHP2Shell Attack Roots 25 Servers, Breaches U.S. Government-Affiliated Network](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/php2shell-attack-roots-25-servers-breaches-u-s-government-affiliated-f1382972)
- [Claude Platform release notes — October 30, 2026](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/claude-platform-release-notes-october-30-2026-eb86ae9f)
- [Claude Platform release notes — October 29, 2026](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/claude-platform-release-notes-october-29-2026-41bff09e)

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