THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Apr. 14th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Researcher rebukes #Microsoft disclosure process and drops unpatched #0day online

- The wild process of encrypting and decrypting biological material

- 30 #WordPress plugins were bought for six figures and then backdoored

- #Iran ’s hackers poke at US water/energy targets

- #France disavows US #BigTech data control and moves from Microsoft to #Linux

- #IBM to pay Trump admin $17M in punishment over its diversity initiatives

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 9th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- New OECD analysis of the economics of #LongCovid

- How children may be at increased risk for BA.3.2 "Cicada"

- New study: Covid transmission in families with children is common

- #3Dprinting air purifiers

- The connection between Covid and "everyday antifascism"

- Eye symptoms may be a sign of higher-severity Long Covid

- Journalist @juliametraux of @motherjonesmag is looking to interview #StillCOVIDing folks about their experiences with mask harassment and #maskbans

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Apr. 7th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- "CEO Said A Thing!" journalism

- The Medici grand ducal treasure is under cyberattack

- No one told #Netflix you can’t cheat at chess with a hacked buttplug

- #Hegseth reduces yearly #USArmy mandatory cybersecurity training to once every five years

- Trump to cut #CISA funding again

- More info on the #Axios supply chain breach

- Circumventing #Russia ’s #Telegram comms ban with a WiFi cat feeder

- Reconstructing how Audre Lorde’s "The Master's Tools" relates to #Enshittification

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 2nd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #LitCovid , "A literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus", hits 482,591 publications

- BA.3.2 (“Cicada”) spread starts picking up speed in the US

- Covid levels rising in #Canada

- Mounting evidence of the link between #LongCovid and autoimmunity

- Long COVID associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

- Coverage of the Long Covid forum in California from #TheSickTimes

- How Māori communities tackled the dawn of the Covid pandemic in #Aotearoa #NewZealand

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻
for Mar. 31st, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- New #WhiteHouse app breaks international laws and violates app store policies

- Wild details on the #ISS ’s medical scare

- #Iran 's internet blackout enters day 32 today

- #OKCupid / #Match gets zero penalties for selling users’ biometric data to a facial recognition broker

- FBI’s Patel email hacked (twice in 2 years now)

- People are giving #AI control over their #sextoys

- Violet has a big announcement 📣

...and much more.

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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Mar. 26th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- Up to 60% of health care workers may have long COVID 4 years after infection

- The dangers of repeat Covid infections

- Discussion on highly mutated BA 3.2 ("Cicada") from experts & variant trackers

- Study: COVID vaccines not tied to risk of sudden death

- The unknowns of having Long Covid while pregnant

- NHS workers with Long Covid feel abandoned by the system

- The challenge of trying to get a booster for #AotearoaNewZealand -ers under 30

- Disability justice advocate and author #AliceWong 's celebration of life

...and much more.

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