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Ooh boy, there was a ton of major infosec developments this weekend, so check out today's Metacurity for a run-down of the important news you might have missed, including
--AI safety red lines tested as OpenAI replaces Anthropic in last-minute Pentagon deal,
--Israel reportedly hacked a widely used Iranian prayer app to urge military defections,
--Unconfirmed reports suggest large-scale cyberattacks in Iran,
--S. Korea's tax service exposed millions of crypto w…

AI safety red lines tested as OpenAI replaces Anthropic in last-minute Pentagon deal
Israel reportedly hacked a widely used Iranian prayer app to urge military defections, Unconfirmed reports suggest large-scale cyberattacks in Iran, S. Korea's tax service exposed millions of crypto wallets' seed phrases, European retailer ManoMano breach exposed 38m customers' PII, much more

Just read this really well-informed perspective on the differences between the US and Ukraine. Lots of interesting comparisons that should be an eye-opener for a lot of "Maga" Americans (at least if they were open to changing their minds, haha).
The direction the US is taking right now feels like the fall of the Roman empire, which had everything and didn't know how to deal with that (please note I am really not a historian and this might be completely wrong)

As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking
The long read: My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing

Each Saturday, Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers a digest of the best infosec-related long reads we couldn't cover in the crazy mix of daily news.
This week's selection covers,
--Tracking down the culprits in the Polish energy cyberattack,
--How China uses geo-blocking as reverse censorship,
--How Russia maneuvered spy satellites alongside Western satellites,
--Secure provenance methods can maintain effective cybersecurity,

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 2/21/26
Tracking down the culprits in the Polish energy cyberattack, How China uses geo-blocking as reverse censorship, How Russia maneuvered spy satellites alongside Western satellites, Secure provenance methods can maintain effective cybersecurity, Uncovering UK crypto exchanges that moved money to Iran

found a nice lake today while cycling off the beaten track
#lake

Found this terrible picture of my computers circa 2000 (shot on a 640x480 Vivitar digicam). The janky-ass PC is a dual PPro Linux box. The other one is an SGI Indigo² Solid Impact.