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-- Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content,
--German-language Telegram channels spread Russian disinformation,
--China has a covert spy-cam porn industry,
--Fears over …

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 1/31/26
Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content, German-language Telegram channels spread Russian disinformation, China has a covert spy-cam porn industry, Fears over TikTok's policy changes are really fears of the tech industry, Canada is moving away from US intelligence in space

Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it.
In January, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will launch the
"Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction" (WISeR) Model to test
👉AI-powered prior authorizations on certain health services for Medicare patients in six states:
Arizona, New Je…

Check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--Man pleads guilty in the first successful US prosecution of a stalkerware operator,
--Korea warns of hacking forum that steals and sells data,
--NZ High court enjoins publication of stolen medical data,
--UK government launches $282m cyber action plan,
--Threat actor stole and threatens to leak data from insurer Prosura,
--Command injection flaw fou…

Man pleads guilty in the first successful US prosecution of a stalkerware operator
Korea warns of hacking forum that steals and sells data, NZ High court enjoins publication of stolen medical data, UK government launches $282m cyber action plan, Threat actor stole and threatens to leak data from insurer Prosura, Command injection flaw found in D-Link DSL routers, much more

Happy Saturday morning! Each week, Metacurity offers our free and paid subscribers a weekly digest of the best long-form (and longish) infosec-related pieces we couldn't properly fit into our daily news crush.
This week's selection covers
--Southeast Asian economies are becoming dependent on cyberscams,
--Cybercriminals are inflicting pain throughout India,
--Mr Deepfakes damaged people beyond the reach of the law,
--Soaring sales of Starlink are creating…

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 11/29/25
Southeast Asian economies are becoming dependent on cyberscams, Cybercriminals are inflicting pain throughout India, Mr Deepfakes damaged people beyond the reach of the law, Soaring sales of Starlink are creating risks around the globe, Digital opsec for teens made easy

Before you leave for a likely well-deserved weekend break, don't miss today's Metacurity for the most important infosec developments you should know, including
--Claude Opus 4.6 found 500 severe flaws in open source repos without much prompting,
--Asian cyberespionage group broke into sensitive systems in 37 countries,
--ICE's Mobile Fortify does not reliably ID people,
--CISA tells agencies to stop using edge devices past EOS,
--764 member busted a…

Claude Opus 4.6 found 500+ severe flaws in open source repos without much prompting
Asian cyberespionage group broke into sensitive systems in 37+ countries, ICE's Mobile Fortify does not reliably ID people, CISA tells agencies to stop using edge devices past EOS, 764 member busted and charged with receiving CSAM, French cops bust four with spying on Starlink for China, much more

Bernie Sanders: Medicare-for-all would not resemble Britain’s NHS
Medicare-for-all is not a government-run, British-style National Health Service system.
It is a government-funded universal insurance program.
Medicare-for-all would simply expand Medicare
— a program that has worked extremely well for more than six decades
— to cover every American, eliminate premiums and out-of-pocket costs,
give people the freedom to choose their doctors,
and ens…

Bernie Sanders: Medicare-for-all would not resemble Britain’s NHS
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Here's the video of the physical damage to the substations in Venezuela, released by the energy ministry. It looks like whoever conducted the assault just unloaded over everything.
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Check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--Italy says it foiled Russian cyberattacks on foreign ministries, Olympics websites,
--NFL deploys cyber squad to secure Super Bowl,
--ShinyHunters takes credit for UPenn and Harvard attacks,
--Ransomware gangs are exploiting high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability,
--Canada Computers & Electronics breach reached 1,300,
--SystemBC malwar…

Italy says it foiled Russian cyberattacks on foreign ministries, Olympics websites
NFL deploys cyber squad to secure Super Bowl, ShinyHunters takes credit for UPenn and Harvard attacks, Ransomware gangs are exploiting high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability, Canada Computers & Electronics breach reached 1,300, SystemBC malware affects 10K IP addresses, much more

After two glorious weeks off , Metacurity is back with a holiday round-up edition of the top infosec developments you should know, including
--Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages,
--Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks,
--CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director,
--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025,
--OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here t…

Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages
Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks, CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director, Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025, OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here to stay, European Space Agency confirms breach, much more

Before you head out for the weekend, don't miss today's Metcurity for the crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--US, Canada warn of Chinese-linked Brickstorm malware that gains long-term access,
--Intellexa had access to personal data of Predator spyware targets,
--Int'l partners release AI security guide for OT orgs,
--Phreeli cellco doesn't ask for identifying info,
--Taiwan suspends Rednote over fraud cases,
--Alb…

US, Canada warn of Chinese-linked Brickstorm malware that gains long-term access
Intellexa had access to personal data of Predator spyware targets, Int'l partners release AI security guide for OT orgs, Phreeli cellco doesn't ask for identifying info, Taiwan suspends Rednote over fraud cases, Albiriox Android malware evolves quickly, NCSC debuts proactive notifications, much more