Adversarial Examples are Just Bugs, Too

We demonstrate that there exist adversarial examples which are just “bugs”: aberrations in the classifier that are not intrinsic properties of the data distribution. In particular, we give a new method for constructing adversarial examples which: Do not transfer between models, and Do not leak “non-robust features” which allow for learning, in the sense of […]

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State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ‘Public’ If They Want To Come To The US

from the gotta-stop-all-the-thoughtcrime dept Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and wait for permission to head abroad to find work and/or continue their education. […]

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That Network Traffic Looks Legit, But it Could be Hiding a Serious Threat

Jul 02, 2025The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Threat Detection With nearly 80% of cyber threats now mimicking legitimate user behavior, how are top SOCs determining what’s legitimate traffic and what is potentially dangerous? Where do you turn when firewalls and endpoint detection and response (EDR) fall short at detecting the most important threats to your […]

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Nintendo Switch 2 Has Sold 5 Million Units In Its First Month Overtaking The PS4 As The Fastest Selling Console Ever

Nintendo Switch 2 achieves 5 million units sold in June 2025, breaking sales records and surpassing its predecessor’s launch by a wide margin. twistedvoxel.com TL;DR: Nintendo’s Switch 2 absolutely crushed its launch, moving over 5 million units worldwide in June 2025—easily outpacing the original Switch’s 2.74 million debut. The Americas led the charge with ~1.8 […]

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