2025-12-16 06:53:14
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pornhub-extorted-after-hackers-steal-premium-member-activity-data/
Uh oh
PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pornhub-extorted-after-hackers-steal-premium-member-activity-data/
Uh oh
PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data
iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reaching a restructuring support agreement to hand control to its secured lender and key supplier, Shenzhen Picea (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/robot…
Danish official says ‘fundamental disagreement’ over Greenland remains after US talks
https://ground.news/article/danish-official-says-fundamental-disagreement-over-greenland-remains-after-us-talks_ad6577
Russia dismisses two generals after failed assaults on the Dobropillya axis: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/russia-dismisses-two-generals-after.html
The American Library Association (ALA) has touted a "massive win"
after previously revoked federal funding for libraries and museums was reinstated nationwide.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
announced on Wednesday it had
"reinstated all federal grants,"
8 months after an executive order from Donald Trump kick-started a firestorm
at the agency that supports the nation’s libraries.
Most of IMLS' staff, and i…
⛐ Iran to attend World Cup draw after reversing its planned boycott
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/04/iran-to-attend-world-cup-draw-after-reversing-its-planned-boycott
Jets HC Aaron Glenn 'evaluating everything' after New York's loss to Patriots, including quarterback https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-hc-aaron-glenn-evaluating-everything-after-loss-to-patriots-including-qb
"Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic"
#Oceans #SeaUrchin
Filing: President Trump acquired corporate bonds issued by Netflix and WBD, valued as high as $1M each, in the days after Netflix announced its deal to buy WBD (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
Dillon Brooks has got to be the stupidest player in the NBA.
☑️ Lakers' LeBron James seals win after Suns' Dillon Brooks ejected
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/lakers-lebron-james-seals-win-after-suns-dill…
Dak Prescott forthright about approach after loss to Vikings https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-forthright-about-approach-after-loss-to-vikings
Liz Warren says Trump called her after she commanded him to - National Zero
https://nationalzero.com/2026/01/12/liz-warren-says-trump-called-her-after-she-commanded-him-to/
Norway Stunned After Machado Gifts Nobel Peace Prize Medal to Trump (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/norway-stunned-after-venezuela-s-machado-gifts-nobel-peace-prize-medal-to-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/260116/p36#a260116p36
Where the Raiders Stand in Draft Order After Eagles Loss https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-stand-draft-order-after-eagles-loss
Sick to my stomach.
“A 21-year-old anti-ICE protester has been left permanently blind in his left eye after a federal agent fired a less-lethal projectile into his face from close range during a demonstration in Santa Ana, California. Kaden Rummler, a college student, underwent six hours of surgery to remove shards of plastic, glass and metal embedded in his eyes and face, with one piece lodged just 7 millimetres from his carotid artery.”
Lidar manufacturer Luminar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and says it reached a deal to sell its semiconductor subsidiary to Quantum Computing Inc. for $110M (Reshmi Basu/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…
Anchorage police department takes servers offline after cyberattack on service provider https://therecord.media/anchorage-police-takes-servers-offline-after-third-party-attack
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh looking for 'fresh start' on offense after firing longtime OC https://www.nfl.com/news/chargers-coach-jim-harbaugh-looking-for-fresh-start-on-offense-after-firing-oc-greg-roman
Just read this long post on "the current state of Cara" https://cara.app/post/2e0d29d3-a57a-4b70-b0d0-9cefc15176ca
🤔 "Not having an algorithmically recommended feed is the biggest reason why people dropped off from Cara after we went viral. In a chronolog…
Which street will S.F. name for Claude? Vote here in the official poll. https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-claude-albino-alligator-street-name-poll/
Dak Prescott forthright about approach after loss to Vikings https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-forthright-about-approach-after-loss-to-vikings
A federal officer has shot a second person in Minneapolis,
just days after Trump immigration hawk Stephen Miller told ICE agents that they have
“federal immunity” to act as they like
— and that anyone obstructing them will face prosecution from the federal government.
In a Fox News segment shared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on X,
Miller falsely said that it was a “felony” to obstruct or even so much as touch an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
There is never a let-up in crucial infosec news, so check out today's Metacurity for the developments you should know, including
--CISA warns agencies to update F5 appliances after breach disclosure,
--Sources say China hacked classified UK systems for over a decade,
--Some observers think a secret US cybercrime-fighting group doxxed a Russian ransomware kingpin,
--Microsoft is moving Surface manufacturing out of China,
--Pro-Palestine activists hacked four N.…
Predictions: how is Trump going to react? Pooh-pooh all the criticism, pretend it's a storm in a teacup, or completely melt-down?
He doesn't normally get blowback from his own side.
https://www.rawstory.com/rob-reiner-2674400641/
Alaskan MAGA doctor self-immolates after child porn charge - National Zero
https://nationalzero.com/2025/12/16/alaskan-maga-doctor-self-immolates-after-child-porn-charge/
X 'acting to comply with UK law' after outcry over sexualised images (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/14/x-acting-to-comply-with-uk-law-after-outcry-over-sexualised-images
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p3#a260115p3
Raiders prepare to face Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes after strong pass rush against Titans https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/raiders-prepare-to-face-chiefs-and-patrick-mahomes-after-strong-pass-rush-against-titans…
South Korea's AI textbook program, meant to personalize learning, was rolled back after just four months after complaints about inaccuracies and extra workload (Junhyup Kwon/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/
💊 Vålerenga call for anti-doping changes after artificial pitch causes footballer to fail drug test
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/26/valerenga-anti-doping-changes-artificial-pitch-causes-footb…
Patriots LT Will Campbell has fiery message for critics after rough playoff debut https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-lt-will-campbell-has-fiery-message-for-critics-after-rough-playoff-debut
A look at long-running BBC Radio 4 program In Our Time, which reaches 2M listeners a week, as Misha Glenny replaces original host Melvyn Bragg, who has retired (Nicholas Quah/Vulture)
https://www.vulture.com/article/in-our-time-bbc-podcast-new-host-interview.…
Cowboys stuck with another bad contract after DaRon Bland's 2nd surgery https://insidethestar.com/cowboys-stuck-with-another-bad-contract-after-daron-blands-2nd-surgery
Salesforce says it expects FY 2030 revenue of $60B , vs. $58.37B est., excluding impact from the $8B pending acquisition of data management company Informatica (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/salesforce-stock-jumps-a…
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/15/reporters-leave-pentagon-en-masse-after-refusing-sign-new-rules/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251015/p158#a251015p158
Target's dev server offline after hackers claim to steal source code
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/targets-dev-server-offline-after-hackers-claim-to-steal-source-code/
Lions safety Brian Branch loses appeal of one-game suspension, will miss Week 7 after post-game fight
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/lions-s
Amazon files an objection to Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan, and says its $475M investment in the department store is now effectively "worthless" (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/amazon-says-saks-investment-is-worthl…
A portion of California’s scenic Highway 1, which winds through rugged cliffs along the coast and has long been a highlight for travelers admiring the ocean views, 🙏🏻reopened on Wednesday after a years-long closure.
A large section of the road in #Big #Sur has been cut off due to landslides
💥 since 2023,
creat…
Cowboys get brutal assessment after embarrassing Vikings loss https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-get-brutal-assessment-after-embarrassing-vikings-loss/2f755b75b73d1bbe5f6332e…
The Los Angeles Times Guild reached a tentative agreement with management after more than three years of bargaining, averting a strike authorized by members (Tess Patton/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/los-angeles-times-guild-averts-strike-tentative-agree…
15-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Taken By Feds For 5 Hours After East Side Protest, Attorney Says (Mack Liederman/Block Club Chicago)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/15-year-old-u-s-citizen-disappeared-for-5-hours-by-feds-after-east-side-protest-attorney-says/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251015/p150#a251015p150
The Trump administration launches US Tech Force to recruit ~1,000 staffers from Apple, Meta, xAI, and others for two-year stints to modernize the government (Natalie Alms/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/tru…
Where's the Resolute desk?
‘Did He Take That Too?’: Trump Brags About Mar-a-Lago’s Before-and-After Upgrade, but Fans Freeze After Spotting One Detail That Shouldn’t Be There
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/01/13/trump-brags-about-mar-a-lagos-before-and-after-upgrade-but-fans-freeze-after-spotting-one-detail-that-shouldnt-be-there/
Dak Prescott Sends Serious Message to Cowboys After Difficult Loss https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-sends-serious-message-to-cowboys-after-difficult-loss/
Russian alleged cyber-hacker faces extradition to US after arrest in Thailand
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/asia/denis-obrezko-russia-hacker-thailand-void-blizzard
Has Justin Fields been 'too conservative'? Jets QB says he needs to start 'letting it rip' after 0-6 start
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/justin-fields…
The euphoria on the right after the unjustifiable kidnapping of Nicolšs Maduro has ended an era of illusion.
No more is Donald Trump’s movement interested in posturing for the credulous as restorers of peace.
No more is there outward deception or internal struggle over the meaning of Trumpist foreign policy.
There is only violent, extractive dominance politics abroad
to match violent, extractive dominance politics at home.
America First is moving closer to i…
ICE Announces Removal of Violent Criminal Illegal Alien After Milwaukee Judge Arrested for Obstructing His Arrest Earlier This Year (Department of Homeland Security)
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11/14/ice-announces-removal-violent-criminal-illegal-alien-after-milwaukee-judge-arrested
http://www.memeorandum.com/251115/p58#a251115p58
BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Amol Rajan leaves after almost five years to start his own business in the creator economy (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/amol-rajan-to-leave…
Cowboys reveal how to get run game back on track after poor Panthers showing https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-reveal-how-get-run-game-back-track-after-poor-panther…
Donald Trump has finally unveiled his long-awaited framework for healthcare affordability,
almost a year and a half after announcing during a pre-election presidential debate that he had the “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform.
The short document, titled
"the Great Healthcare Plan",
provides four headline objectives,
but few specific details as to how they will be achieved.
The Trump administration says it intends to lower prescription pri…
Watch out for illegal downloads of One Battle After Another
Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Torrent Drops Agent Tesla Through Layered PowerShell Chain
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/labs/fake-leonardo-dicaprio-movie-torrent-ag…
Howard Stern signs a new three-year deal with SiriusXM, after a report earlier this year suggested that his show was about to be canceled (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/howard-s…
Jets fire DC Steve Wilks after giving up 48 points in loss to Jaguars https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-fire-dc-steve-wilks
Shares of Tesla closed at a 2025 high on Monday after the company confirmed it is testing driverless vehicles in Austin without a human safety operator (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/15/tesla-tests-driverless-cars-in-austin…
Several people confronted Border Patrol personnel at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
after agents stopped a man pumping gas and demanded proof of citizenship.
https://bsky.app/profile/nbcnews.com/post/3mcaeamzlgn2r
In my rush to get out today's Metacurity early, I completely dropped the ball on this big OT development.
Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-1…
Vikings edge rusher Greenard to have season-ending shoulder surgery after making Pro Bowl last year https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/vikings-edge-rusher-greenard-to-have-seasonending-shoulder-surgery-af…
Netflix obtains global rights to Sony films after the films' theater runs, expanding the deal that gave Netflix rights for the US, Germany, and parts of Asia (Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Investigation: after Trump's return to office, the SEC eased up on or dismissed 60% of ongoing crypto cases, including ones involving Trump-linked companies (New York Times)
https://www.
After Mike Tomlin’s exit, these are the longest-tenured coaches in North American pro sports https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6970991/2026/01/14/longest-tenured-pro-coaches-erik-spoelstra/
Danish PM says US
‘ambition to take over #Greenland’
is intact after Washington meeting
'Not easy' talks with US leave to #Denmark determined to
'prevent' US takeover of Greenland
Danish prime minister
Mette Frederiksen has responded to last night’s “not easy” meetin…
Check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed over the weekend, including
--Trump to hand some offsec ops against adversaries to the private sector, report,
--Canada to probe billboard facial recognition use,
--Pope Leo weighs in on Italian spyware scandal,
--Oracle bug led to theft of sensitive NHS docs,
--Coupang founder will go MIA at parliamentary hearing,
--Asahi will change cyber posture after ransom…
Kash Patel should 'take a lesson' from RI, Magaziner says (Margie Cullen/The Providence Journal)
https://eu.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/12/15/fbi-kash-patel-criticized-after-person-released-in-brown-shooting/87774017007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p86#a251215p86
Publicly traded Bitcoin miner Bitfarms says it will wind down its BTC operations and pivot to AI infrastructure after posting a net loss of $46M in Q3 (Logan Hitchcock/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/348573/bitfarms-wind-down-bitcoin-mining-pivot-ai-aft…
What's next for Packers after Parsons, Watson injuries? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47309683/nfl-green-bay-packers-micah-parsons-acl-christian-watson
Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act to deploy military to Minnesota.
To learn more about the act and its limits, check out this explainer from @brennancenter.org
https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com/post/3mchqk5bcie2z
Shares of Indian payment startup Pine Labs debuted at ~$2.73, up 9.5% from the ~$2.49 IPO price, after a $440M IPO earlier this week that was 2x oversubscribed (Soumyajit Saha/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/marke…
Jets' Boyd in critical condition after being shot https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46987791/jets-kris-boyd-critical-condition-being-shot-nyc
Trump officials were told that cutting aid to South Sudan would exacerbate a deadly cholera epidemic. -- They did so anyway.
Aid Charade: Even as lifesaving programs closed in South Sudan, Rubio and other officials maintained they were still active and that no one had died. -- We found that wasn’t true.
A Surging Outbreak: After the funding cuts, cases in South Sudan spiked. -- It’s the worst cholera epidemic in the country’s history.
Yet another major Korean cyber incident
Kyowon Group shuts down internal network after suspected ransomware attack
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-01-12/business/tech/Kyo…
Japanese chip material maker Tekscend rose 13% on its Tokyo debut after raising $1B in its IPO; Tekscend makes photomasks to transfer tiny circuits onto wafers (Yasutaka Tamura/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Bears defense sends message to Shedeur Sanders after mistake-filled game: Browns QB put in 'rookie's place'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/shedeur-sanders-news-browns-bea…
Jerry Jones puts Matt Eberflus on notice after Cowboys' latest defensive letdown https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/jerry-jones-puts-matt-eberflus-notice-cowboys-defensive-letd…
Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity
— a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels
— after Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.
Tehran long has maintained its atomic program is peaceful, though the West and the IAEA say Iran had an organized nuclear weapons program up until 2003.
Iran says it is no longer enriching uranium at any of its nuclear sites;
Samsung, SK Group, and others announce billions in domestic investment after US-South Korea trade deal; Samsung plans to invest $310B and SK Group pledged $88B (Kim Tong-Hyung/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-samsung-…
Jets fire DC Steve Wilks: Aaron Glenn, Chris Harris to lead defense after season-worst effort against Jaguars
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jets-fire-dc-steve-wilks-aaron-glenn/…
DoorDash Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown is departing the delivery app company after less than six months; long-term VP Shanna Prevé will become CRO (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/doord…
A Charlotte pastor said
Border Patrol came into his church and arrested a father in front of his wife and kid.
The folks were outside on the property cleaning up the yard when ICE started chasing after them.
Some ran in the church thinking it's off limits to ICE. Apparently not.
This is wrong!
https:…
Two-time Pro Bowl WR Adam Thielen retiring from NFL after 13 seasons https://www.nfl.com/news/two-time-pro-bowl-wr-adam-thielen-retiring-from-nfl-after-13-seasons
ASML hits a $500B market cap for the first time, the third European company to reach the milestone, after TSMC reported strong earnings; ASML is up 24% YTD (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/asml-…
Campfire, an AI-powered ERP and accounting services provider, raised a $65M Series B co-led by Accel and Ribbit Capital, after raising a $35M Series A in June (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-fintech-campfire-raise-…
Comeback expectations for Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons after ACL tears https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894423/2025/12/16/comeback-timeline-patrick-mahomes-micah-parsons/
Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela
after CEO calls country ‘uninvestable’
Trump says the company is
'playing too cute’
after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment
after deposing Nicolšs Maduro
https://www.
Eight Steelers coaching candidates to watch after Mike Tomlin steps down
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/steelers-coaching-candidates-after-mike-tomlin-steps-down/
What's next after Giants land John Harbaugh, Dante Moore returns to Oregon https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6974853/2026/01/15/new-york-giants-harbaugh-hired-dante-moore-jets-scoop-city/
2026 NFL Draft order after Week 15: Jets back into the top five as Saints win second consecutive game
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-draft-order-updated-top-picks-team…
A warning for Steelers fans after Mike Tomlin's departure: Be careful what you wish for https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6971938/2026/01/15/mike-tomlin-steelers-fans-warning-nfl/
Chiefs face uncertain future after Patrick Mahomes' ACL tear: What's next for Kansas City's offense
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-acl-tear-whats-ne…
Jalen Ramsey after throwing punch at Ja'Marr Chase during Bengals vs. Steelers
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bengals-steelers-fight-jalen-ramsey-eject…
Jets' Kris Boyd in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen in New York
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/kris-boyd-shot-injury-updates-new-york/
NFL playoff picture after Week 15: Bills' comeback win keeps AFC East crown within reach https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6879197/2025/12/15/nfl-playoff-picture-week-15-bills-patriots-broncos-update/
Christian Watson avoided major injury after leaving Packers matchup vs. Broncos, per report
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/christian-watson-injury-update-packers-wr-shoulder/<…
Jets fire DC Wilks after blowout loss to Jaguars https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47314072/jets-fire-defensive-coordinator-steve-wilks-loss-jags