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…
The Trump administration is promising to
block billions in
already-awarded
infrastructure bill broadband grants
to any states that enforce net neutrality
or try to impose any sort of meaningful oversight on the country’s unpopular, predatory broadband monopolies.
That was the promise of Commerce Department official Arielle Roth,
a former Ted Cruz staffer now in charge of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
Ro…
Death toll in mass shooting at illegal Pretoria tavern rises to 12
Twelve people were killed and 13 others injured during a shooting at an illegal tavern in Atteridgeville, Pretoria.
• Twelve people were killed and 13 others injured during a mass shooting at an illegal tavern.
• Authorities are searching for three shooters.
• Police condemned the incident, and linked illegal liquor outlets to rising violent crimes.
Ranking 2026 NFL playoff quarterbacks: Who's most likely to carry their team to the Super Bowl?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-playoff-quarterbacks-rankings-…
A look at Bari Weiss's chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News, as some staffers clash on issues that align with her worldview (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/05/bari-weiss-cbs-news
Eleanor Holmes Norton's longtime staffer to run for her seat in Congress (Olivia George/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/06/congress-holmes-norton-seat-staff-holbrook/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260106/p87#a260106p87
Sources: Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News debut left some staffers embarrassed and alarmed over the chaotic on-air rollout and MAGA-friendly editorial choices (Oliver Darcy/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-rollout