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So, the kid who hacked the Finnish therapy clinic and caused so much pain is featured in an upcoming four-part HBO documentary.
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/elon-musk-playstation-hacker-max-documentary-series-1236420579/

Elon Musk, PlayStation Hacker Subject of New Max Documentary Series
Max has dropped the first teaser for "Most Wanted: Teen Hacker," a documentary series that chronicles Finnish hacker Julius Kivimäki.

Wenn man wesentliche Infrastruktur ins öffentliche Internet hängt:
https://www.golem.de/news/cyberangriff-in-norwegen-hacker-reissen-ventile-eines-staudamms-ganz-auf-2507-197684.html

🤦‍♂️ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44194014

"On June 25th, 1999, Brian Foote published a seminal article that became, for a short while, one of the most commented pages of the early Internet, at least by struggling software developers and prospective architects. Such was the impact that it “was twice featured in Slashdot” (kids: that is the 1999 equivalent of “this article hit the homepage of Hacker News”). After almost 25 years since that publication, one question lingers: when are we going to accept defeat?"

Goodness Gracious, Great Balls Of Mud!
On June 25th, 1999, Brian Foote published a seminal article that became, for a short while, one of the most commented pages of the early Internet, at least by struggling software developers and prospective architects. Such was the impact that it "was twice featured in Slashdot" (kids: that is the 1999 equivalent of "this article hit the homepage of Hacker News"). After almost exactly 25 years since that publication, one question still lingers: when are we going to accept defeat?

Schade. Das wäre guter Stoff für eine Black-Mirror-Folge gewesen. Jetzt ist es keine Dystopie mehr.
https://www.golem.de/news/kundenfang-am-unfallort-hacker-verkauft-daten-aus-notrufsystem-an-bestatter-2507-197…

A long outage of Columbia University servers last week was due to a hacker,
seemingly with a pro-Trump agenda of stealing data to show the guilty nature of
“woke” university policies.
In particular this hacker gave the data for 2.5 million applications to Columbia over many years to Bloomberg News.
Not sure what this would show of significance other than the already heavily litigated fact that Columbia and most other universities have been practicing affirmative act…

Columbia Cyberattack Appears Politically Motivated, University Says
The attacker, described as a “hacktivist,” shut down computer systems and stole student data last week.

Columbia University Applicant Personal Data Stolen by Hacker (Cameron Fozi/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/columbia-university-applicants-personal-data-stolen-by-hacker?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MTQxMjgwNiwiZXhwIjoxNzUyMDE3NjA2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWUlZSEVUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGMUM1Mzc1OEY5Qjg0MDZCOUJCNzMyODRDN0RBMEY3QyJ9.o9xPoIloekMS3v1t1CPNB8CqzIZ79e6Qs7ABNcM3R_U
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p152#a250701p152

A list is a #monad
https://alexyorke.github.io//2025/06/29/a-list-is-a-monad/

Zero-Day: Bluetooth-Lücke macht Millionen Kopfhörer zu Abhörstationen
Der in beliebten Modellen großer Hersteller verbaute Bluetooth-Chipsatz ist angreifbar. Hacker konnten so Anrufe starten und Geräte abhören.

Now also once on #HackerNews 👇🏻😎
#Denmark

Egads.
US Probes Whether Negotiator Took Slice of Hacker Payments
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/us-probes-ex-ransom-negotiator-accused-of-scheming-with-hackers?srnd=undefined

Social Media Reactions to Open Source Promotions: AI-Powered GitHub Projects on Hacker News
Prachnachai Meakpaiboonwattana, Warittha Tarntong, Thai Mekratanavorakul, Chaiyong Ragkhitwetsagul, Pattaraporn Sangaroonsilp, Raula Kula, Morakot Choetkiertikul, Kenichi Matsumoto, Thanwadee Sunetnanta
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12643

Social Media Reactions to Open Source Promotions: AI-Powered GitHub Projects on Hacker News
Social media platforms have become more influential than traditional news sources, shaping public discourse and accelerating the spread of information. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), open-source software (OSS) projects can leverage these platforms to gain visibility and attract contributors. In this study, we investigate the relationship between Hacker News, a social news site focused on computer science and entrepreneurship, and the extent to which it influences de…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44246518 is that still named the slashdot effect, or is slashdot effect something for old people only?

I guess me saying “Fuck you Trump” will make it hard for me to get a US Visa
https://mstdn.social/@hkrn/114732325869483790

https://wgme.com/news/i-team/while-in-mourning-hacker-used-a-maine-moms-facebook-to-sell-her-late-daughters-items
Oh lord

While in mourning, hacker used Maine mom's Facebook to 'sell' her late daughter's items
We share our lives online. Family photos. Health updates. But those years of memories are vulnerable.

Yikes, there is always so much infosec news but Metacurity helps a lot with the overload.
Check out today's issue for the cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--Cyber insurance premiums dropped for the first time in 2024,
--CyberAv3ngers shift to psychological manipulation,
--Another hacker hits Paraguay,
--50% of ransomware payments are less than expected,
--Pro-Russian group was reportedly behind Norwegian dam hack,
--UK 2025 …

Cyber insurance premiums dropped for the first time in 2024
CyberAv3ngers shift to psychological manipulation, Another hacker hits Paraguay, 50% of ransomware payments are less than expected, Pro-Russian group was reportedly behind Norwegian dam hack, UK 2025 strategy calls for stronger cyber capabilities, Hackers abuse Trezor's support form, much more

Weekends are never slow for cyber news, particularly this past weekend. Check out today's Metacurity for the top infosec developments you might have missed, including
--DHS warns of likely Iranian cyberattacks after Trump's missile strikes
--Authorities warn of Salt Typhoon threats in Canada,
--Aflac struck by likely Scattered Spider attack,
--DPRK likely behind BitoPro $11m theft,
--CoinMarketCap hit by wallet-draining attack,
--Hacker stole $250K …

DHS warns of likely Iranian cyberattacks following Trump's missile strikes
Authorities warn of Salt Typhoon threats in Canada, Aflac struck by likely Scattered Spider attack, DPRK likely behind BitoPro $11m theft, CoinMarketCap hit by wallet-draining attack, Hacker stole $250K from Hacken using leaked key, Garden Finance accused of laundering stolen crypto, much more

Just as I was working to get out today's Metacurity issue, reports surfaced that Predatory Sparrow leaked the source code of Iran's Nobitex exchange.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-858276

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-858131
This is the same group that hacked Sepah Bank.
“The hacker group known as "Gonjeshke Darande," or "predatory sparrow," announced on Wednesday that it stole $48 million in cryptocurrency…