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LLM Unlearning for Cyber Defense: A Survey on Methods, Challenges, and Emerging Threats

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arXiv:2607. 16227v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: LLMs are increasingly deployed in security-critical systems across healthcare, finance, education, and decision support, yet their inability to forget creates serious cybersecurity, privacy, and safety risks.

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