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Cynthia Brumfield

@metacurity.com

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DC resident and cybersecurity writer, analyst, book author, publisher. https://metacurity.com/ https://cyberriskbook.com/
https://www.csoonline.com/profile/cynthia-brumfield/ https://infosec.exchange/@metacurity

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@metacurity.comOct 15, 2026, 1:42 PM Pinned

Don't miss today's Metacurity for the most crucial cybersecurity developments you should know today, including

--Spyware turns digital ads into silent attack vectors, 1/5
www.metacurity.com/spyware-turn...

metacurity.comSpyware turns digital ads into silent attack vectorsCitizen Lab uncovered an ad-delivered, zero-click spyware campaign targeting 45 Al Jazeera devices—no clicks or visible warning required.
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@factpostnews.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 1:40 PMReposted by @metacurity.com

Fox: Do you wish you had disclosed to Trump that you didn't pass the bar? Zacharia: Those questions weren't asked

@robertscotthorton.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:20 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

Under California law, it is a crime under California Business and Professions Code § 6126(a) to claim you're an attorney when you're not, usually charged as a misdemeanor. bsky.app/profile/noth...

NHoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 7:53 PM

Here are 22 times Katie Zacharia blatantly lied about being a lawyer. She’s perfect for the Trump administration. She’s pathological.

@jgreig.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 1:23 PMReposted by @metacurity.com

Anne Arundel County, Maryland confirmed that hackers stole files from government systems during an incident in August

The Rhysida ransomware gang recently added the county to its leak site. The county previously dealt with a ransomware attack last year

therecord.media/anne-arundel...

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 1:46 PM

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@mayor.nyc.govOct 16, 2026, 10:34 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

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“More than 100 elected officials have joined me in calling on parking lot and garage owners across New York City: Don’t give ICE a place to operate. Don’t rent to them. Tell them they’re not welcome.

Last week, ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in the neck in Marble Hill while his 5-year-old son sat in the car. They had been staging nearby in a private parking lot.

Our city laws keep ICE off public property. Now, we’re calling on private property owners to do the same. One garage on Morton Street already removed ICE vehicles after neighbors spoke out. Every owner has that power.”
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@chadbourn.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:49 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia: “They have said I only took questions from conservative outlets. However, The Daily Mail is not known to be a conservative outlet or friendly to conservatives.” Brits everywhere: *hysterical laughter*

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

--Nearly 500 scientists urge strict containment for cyber-capable AI, --Wall Street questions whether the AI spending spree can pay off, --French supermarkets face uninsured losses after hackers target refrigeration, --Photographer’s vehicle break-in puts schoolchildren’s photos at risk 5/5

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

--Voice phishing attack exposes data on 1.4m at Ohio medical practice, --Ransomware freezes New Mexico town’s online services, --Fortinet breach exposes sensitive data tied to 500-plus firewalls, --Opsin raises $21m to rein in AI agents, --Proofpoint to buy Varonis for $6.3B, 4/5

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

--Korean health insurance employee sold subscriber data for bribes, --Swiss magazine Republik breached after failing to patch known flaw, --Proxyjackers cash in on hijacked connections across 34 countries, --Attackers exploit Nextcloud app flaw weeks before CVE publication, 3/5

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

--OpenAI lets advertisers target ChatGPT users with personal data, --Cyberattack hits Denmark–Germany tunnel contractor, --Burger King Japan breach exposes 11.18m customer records, --Breaches hit Yamato, Nikkei and Japanese cosmetics firms, 2/5

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

Before you go off for the weekend, check out today's Metacurity for the most important infosec developments you should know, including

--Cyberattack on BAE Systems knocks US bankruptcy notices offline, 1/5
www.metacurity.com/cyberattack-...

@carlbergstrom.comOct 16, 2026, 6:59 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

“You’re right, I should’ve said 5 g of creatine, not 5 oz. I’m sorry your kidneys are failing. That must be uncomfortable. I promise I will do better next time.”

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@charlieangus104.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 11:28 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

So California Democrat @adamschiff.com came to Canada to repair the hurt, build relations and talk us into buying California wines.
His first stop? Flipping pancakes with Danielle Smith in her MAGA-powered campaign to break up our country.
Go back to California Adam and keep your wines.

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@slick-50.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 10:43 PMReposted by @metacurity.com

My niece does her own medical research

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@nytimes.comOct 16, 2026, 1:25 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

When immigration agents struck a man with an SUV in Houston over the weekend, they said they were chasing an undocumented Mexican man facing deportation and multiple criminal charges. But the photo they shared of their target was of a man whose family says he died almost a decade ago.

nyti.msICE Agents Who Rammed a Worker in Houston Were Chasing a Dead Man, Family SaysICE agents rammed a man during a pursuit in Houston, leaving him with a shattered leg. But a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.
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@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 12:03 PM

Bumberclat and Bloodclaat are naughty words from Jamaican Patois. I had to look them up. You should look up Bellend for yourself. 😆

@ninajankowicz.comOct 16, 2026, 11:13 AMReposted by @metacurity.com

If you’re interested in learning what happened to America’s information defenses since Trump returned to the White House, have I got a podcast for you 👀 Conversations with the people who used to lead this work, analysis of what we lost, and a really sick theme song. Coming soon.

NNina Jankowicz@ninajankowicz.comOct 15, 2026, 12:59 AM

I’m making a podcast and I think you guys are gonna like ittttttt Be the first to hear when it drops ➡️ thewayfinder.net

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@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 11:54 AM

Ofcom's list of swear words based on acceptability. Even more fun are the unacceptable words for body parts and sexual references.
www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...

List of offensive swear words starting with damn and ending with motherf*cker.
@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 11:38 AM

Foreign governments would rather opt into Chinese open-weight models than buy from US tech companies they have been trying to escape.

Western open-weight models still can’t beat China
restofworld.org/2026/china-o...

@metacurity.comOct 16, 2026, 11:24 AM

"We, the undersigned scientists, contend that both more AI safety research and more emphasis on containment technologies and procedures are needed."
ai-security-letter.org

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