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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...
Fox: Do you wish you had disclosed to Trump that you didn't pass the bar? Zacharia: Those questions weren't asked
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...
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
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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*
--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
--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
--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
--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
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-...
“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.”
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.
My niece does her own medical research
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.
Bumberclat and Bloodclaat are naughty words from Jamaican Patois. I had to look them up. You should look up Bellend for yourself. 😆
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.
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...
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...
"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