Many people actively following would have 403'ed multiparts so people seeing those blocked might have assumed it started being exploited early instead of probes / background noise.

Safety wise there is also the Maude Flanders t shirt cannon example from The Simpsons (more of an indirect cause).

Would place DS 4.1 1017 roughly equivalent to GLM 5.3 which means it's targeted to price rather than direct capability. Probably why they listed DS adjacent in the comparison table when according to their results more expensive models are beaten by it.

Is DS 4.1 as capable in reverse engineering and cyber security?

Some of us enjoy mentally modelling everything to see opportunities to iterate as each cog turns in their head. Often without being in front of a device, letting sub conscious figuring out difficult problems. AI has its place but so does that process.

If that sounds like you, then don't be discouraged to keep thinking.