THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»
for June 9th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- @adafruit files lawsuit against Flux AI over CFAA attacks (and more)

- An #IBM and AT&T security whistleblower bombshell

- @Bellingcat unmasks two news agencies as branches of state-sanctioned Russian propaganda outlet #RussiaToday

- #FacebookMarketplace rife with dudes who’ll disable #MetaGlasses recording lights for $100

- #Meta denies then removes Meta glasses facial recognition code (for now)

- 20K #Instagram accounts hacked via Meta #AI

- A cat-safe keyboard app

- #DOGE whistleblower got his brake lines cut

...and much more.

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πŸ“£ June 9's #ThreatModelCybersecurity: MetaAI hacks 20K IG accounts, DOGE informant's brake lines cut, & more πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Please share & support π™π™π™§π™šπ™–π™© π™ˆπ™€π™™π™šπ™‘ newsletters (π˜›π˜Άπ˜¦π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴 #infosec / π˜›π˜©π˜Άπ˜³π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴 #covid) & their author, independent journalist @[email protected] www.patreon.com/violetblue/p... 𝟷/𝟹

Cybersecurity: June 9, 2026 | ...
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Threat Model β€” Threat modeling...
#ThreatModelCybersecurity for 6/9: - @[email protected] files lawsuit against Flux AI over CFAA attacks - @[email protected] unmasks two news agencies as branches of πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί state propaganda outlet RT - Meta denies then removes Meta-πŸ‘“ facial recognition code - IBM+AT&T security whistleblower bombshell 𝟸/𝟹
Weekly, #ThreatModelCybersecurity (π˜›π˜Άπ˜¦π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴) & #ThreatModelCovid (π˜›π˜©π˜Άπ˜³π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴) newsletters supply vital, unpaywalled intel. If you can, even $1/month on Patreon supports this significant journalistic undertaking! More work by Violet, ie the #CovidSafetyHandbook: www.patreon.com/violetblue/shop 𝟹/𝟹

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πŸ“£ June 2's #ThreatModelCybersecurity: new privacy-forward EVs, @[email protected] was right, & more πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Please share & support π™π™π™§π™šπ™–π™© π™ˆπ™€π™™π™šπ™‘ newsletters (π˜›π˜Άπ˜¦π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴 #infosec / π˜›π˜©π˜Άπ˜³π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴 #covid) & their author, independent journalist @[email protected] www.patreon.com/posts/cybers... 𝟷/𝟹

Cybersecurity: June 2, 2026 | ...
#ThreatModelCybersecurity for 6/2: - Microsoft threatens researchers, gets infosec backlash - @[email protected] blog goes dark after disclosure threats - Huawei thanks πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ for beneficial chip market - IG accounts hijacked via Meta AI support bots - SF housecleaning-bot startup wrecking AirBnBs 𝟸/𝟹
Weekly, #ThreatModelCybersecurity (π˜›π˜Άπ˜¦π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴) & #ThreatModelCovid (π˜›π˜©π˜Άπ˜³π˜΄π˜₯𝘒𝘺𝘴) newsletters supply vital, unpaywalled intel. If you can, even $1/month on Patreon supports this significant journalistic undertaking! More work by Violet, ie the #CovidSafetyHandbook: www.patreon.com/violetblue/shop 𝟹/𝟹

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»
for June 2nd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Microsoft gets hit with infosec backlash for threatening researchers (who promise revenge)

- @adafruit blog goes dark after disclosure threats

- #Github #Copilot disaster makes the Titanic look like a bathtub toy

- #Huawei thanks the US for changing the chip market in their favor

- #Instagram accounts hijacked via helpful #Meta #AI support bots

- @timnitGebru was right

- #MyPillow denies being hacked two days before hackers leak thousands of internal files

- An #SF housecleaning bot startup is wrecking #Airbnbs

- A revolutionary new pickup truck #EV starts with a real key and has no app

...and much more.

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