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slug: "was-i-wrong-about-open-models-cyber-risks-d65fc3e4"
title: "Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?"
headline: "Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?"
canonical: "https://silinex.xyz/wire/was-i-wrong-about-open-models-cyber-risks-d65fc3e4"
date_published: "2026-10-30T17:36:56.000+00:00"
date_modified: "2026-11-12T06:28:42.368+00:00"
author: "Interconnects"
publisher: "Silicon Nexus"
category: "ai"
summary: "According to public reporting via Interconnects, last week coined the term “Black October“ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-standing GitLab bug, signified the mo…"
key_facts:
  - "last week coined the term “Black October“ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-standi…"
  - "Last week coined the term “ Black October “ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-stan…"
  - "It seemed like the news cycle had stabilized a bit when I started writing this, but then there was news about another major crypto securi…"
  - "The crypto industry has a very long history of hacks , so it’s not the best industry to indicate vulnerabilities translating into new soc…"
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# Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?

## Silicon TL;DR

1. last week coined the term “Black October“ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-standi…
2. Last week coined the term “ Black October “ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-stan…
3. It seemed like the news cycle had stabilized a bit when I started writing this, but then there was news about another major crypto securi…
4. The crypto industry has a very long history of hacks , so it’s not the best industry to indicate vulnerabilities translating into new soc…

## Wire brief

According to public reporting via Interconnects, last week coined the term “Black October“ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-standing GitLab bug, signified the mo… Nathan Lambert Oct 30, 2026 69 20 9 Share Article voiceover 0:00 -9:46 Audio playback is not supported on your browser.

In related context, last week coined the term “ Black October “ after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and a long-standing GitLab bug, signified the moment when the cyber risks of AI models started to materialize. It seemed like the news cycle had stabilized a bit when I started writing this, but then there was news about another major crypto security incident at Binance . The crypto industry has a very long history of hacks , so it’s not the best industry to indicate vulnerabilities translating into new societal harm.

Reporting also notes that still, we are very much still living through the implications of this transition. The best guess for what is happening in the cybersecurity space is that the behind the scenes work has only accelerated, bringing more people and resources in to try and patch the internet — the Wall Street Journal reported that cyber first responders are strained , which seems like the system working. We’re living through this plot of an exponential rise in vulnerabilities, which will take a long time to level off at the top of the sigmoid. A few weeks ago, before the rapid acceleration in vulnerability disclosures and the uptick in reported hacks, I wrote the following take.

This Silicon News Wire item is a paraphrased brief for readability; full wording and context remain on the origin page.

## Source & notice

This Silicon News Wire brief paraphrases public reporting from **Interconnects** for carbon readers and silicon citation. **It is not a verbatim full-text reprint.**

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