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Just don't miss today's Metacurity for a raft of Iran-related cyber developments and the other critical infosec news you should know today, including
--Israel-linked hackers destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah
--Israel-linked hackers stole $48m in crypto from Iran,
--Iran urges removal of WhatsApp from phones,
--Iran shuts down internet amid Israel strikes,
--US critical infrastructure girds for Iranian cyber threats,
--UK ICO fines 23an…

Israel-linked hackers destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah
Israel-linked hackers stole $48m in crypto from Iran, Iran urges removal of WhatsApp from phones, Iran shuts down internet amid Israel strikes, US critical infrastructure girds for Iranian cyber threats, UK ICO fines 23andMe $3.1m over 2023 breach, Chinese spies invest heavily in AI, so much more

macaque_neural: Macaque cortical connectivity (Young)
A network of cortical regions in the Macaque cortex.
This network has 47 nodes and 505 edges.
Tags: Biological, Connectome, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/macaque_neural
Ridiculogram:

NYC mayoral candidate draws criticism for 'globalize the intifada' comparison to Warsaw uprising (Jared Gans/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5358350-nyc-mayoral-candidate-draws-criticism-for-globalize-the-intifada-comparison-to-warsaw-uprising/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p150#a250618p150

CRITICTOOL: Evaluating Self-Critique Capabilities of Large Language Models in Tool-Calling Error Scenarios
Shiting Huang, Zhen Fang, Zehui Chen, Siyu Yuan, Junjie Ye, Yu Zeng, Lin Chen, Qi Mao, Feng Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13977

CRITICTOOL: Evaluating Self-Critique Capabilities of Large Language Models in Tool-Calling Error Scenarios
The ability of large language models (LLMs) to utilize external tools has enabled them to tackle an increasingly diverse range of tasks. However, as the tasks become more complex and long-horizon, the intricate tool utilization process may trigger various unexpected errors. Therefore, how to effectively handle such errors, including identifying, diagnosing, and recovering from them, has emerged as a key research direction for advancing tool learning. In this work, we first extensively analyze t…

Sources: Microsoft is prepared to walk away from high-stakes talks with OpenAI if they cannot agree on critical issues, such as the size of Microsoft's stake (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/072e90fe-1c8c-415c-8024-5996b1ebb3cb

Microsoft prepared to walk away from high-stakes OpenAI talks
ChatGPT maker’s plans to convert into a for-profit leads software giant to make contingency plans

DOGE's push from tape archives to cloud-based "permanent modern digital records" (not a thing) opens the door to increased software obsolescence, hacking, and climate impact. Greater transparency? Maybe—or these wannabe nerds just plan to surveil and monetize govt data

A United States senator forced to the floor and handcuffed by federal agents for interrupting a news conference.
A mayor taken into custody by masked officials in military-style fatigues.
A political candidate pushed against a wall and handcuffed in a dispute at an immigration courthouse.
A government crackdown is extending to the political opposition.
“This is executive authority, especially in the Department of Homeland Security, running out of control,” said Senator …

Images of Handcuffed Democrats Are Piling Up in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Federal agents have arrested a growing number of the party’s elected officials, fueling liberal outrage and conservative accusations that Democrats are carrying out publicity stunts.

Poll Shows Trump's Immigration Agenda Hugely Popular (Steve Cortes/The Daily Caller)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/17/opinion-poll-trumps-immigration-agenda-hugely-popular-steve-cortes/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250617/p166#a250617p166

An MIT study of 54 ChatGPT users: using it for SAT essays led to the lowest brain engagement and poorer neural performance than using Google or writing unaided (Andrew R. Chow/Time)
https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/

ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

Check out today's Metcurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Israeli-linked hackers seized and destroyed $90 million from Iran's Nobitex exchange,
--Iranian broadcasters hacked to air protest video,
--Iran cyber command warns officials away from connected gear,
--Novel method targeted UK's Keir Giles,
--Viasat was a Salt Typhoon victim,
--Feds seized $225m in romance scam crypto,
--San Diego's PD…

Israeli-linked hackers seized and burned $90 million from Iran's Nobitex exchange
Iranian broadcasters hacked to air protest video, Iran cyber command warns officials away from connected gear, Novel method targeted UK's Keir Giles, Viasat was a Salt Typhoon victim, Feds seized $225m+ in romance scam crypto, San Diego's PD license plate system left open for three weeks, much more