Cynthia Brumfield
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Defense companies face a 'relentless barrage' of cyberespionage, Google
Fugitive sentenced to 2 years for pig butchering money laundering, Coupang data breach scope was more massive than reported, Discord to demand face scans or government IDs, Hacktivist scraped 500k pay...
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Metacurity operates outside the infosec news echo chamber to track patterns, context, and connections that most other sources miss.
Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including 1/4
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Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including 1/4
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
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February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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What happened to Rasmussen? 👀
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
What happened to Rasmussen? 👀
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visited Epstein’s island www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/l...
Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation
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February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visited Epstein’s island www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/l...
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Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
Things are going as well on X as you might expect...
Since we reached out to X about Grok attempting to unredact photos of Epstein victims upon X users’ requests, we’ve noticed Grok now refusing to unredact new requests. Bellingcat researcher @koltai.bsky.social reports: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
Epstein Files: X Users Are Asking Grok to 'Unblur' Photos of Children - bellingcat
Bellingcat reviewed dozens of requests for Grok to generate the faces of children and women that had been redacted from the latest documents.
www.bellingcat.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Things are going as well on X as you might expect...
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JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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Maybe, just maybe, ICE agents shouldn't be running around killing American citizens, throwing kids in jail, torturing people, violating our constitutional rights and destroying the peace and economies of vibrant US citizens. Then, if they stop this stuff, maybe they can keep their masks.
Ricketts: "No face masks -- we're seen a huge increase in attacks on our ICE agents. There's been 180 vehicle attacks. Overall attacks on DHS are up 8,000%. There's many so many doxxings of officers they've had to set up a tip line. This is very very serious."
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Maybe, just maybe, ICE agents shouldn't be running around killing American citizens, throwing kids in jail, torturing people, violating our constitutional rights and destroying the peace and economies of vibrant US citizens. Then, if they stop this stuff, maybe they can keep their masks.
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removing a symbol of pride from a small park in the middle of the west village is really an enormous fuck you from the worst people on the planet
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
removing a symbol of pride from a small park in the middle of the west village is really an enormous fuck you from the worst people on the planet
Interesting alert from CISA
Poland Energy Sector Cyber Incident Highlights OT and ICS Security Gaps
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Poland Energy Sector Cyber Incident Highlights OT and ICS Security Gaps
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Poland Energy Sector Cyber Incident Highlights OT and ICS Security Gaps | CISA
The purpose of this Alert is to amplify Poland’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska’s) Energy Sector Incident Report published on Jan. 30, 2026, and highlight key mitigations for Energy Sec...
www.cisa.gov
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Interesting alert from CISA
Poland Energy Sector Cyber Incident Highlights OT and ICS Security Gaps
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Poland Energy Sector Cyber Incident Highlights OT and ICS Security Gaps
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Metacurity operates outside the infosec news echo chamber to track patterns, context, and connections that most other sources miss.
Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including 1/4
www.metacurity.com/defense-comp...
Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including 1/4
www.metacurity.com/defense-comp...
Defense companies face a 'relentless barrage' of cyberespionage, Google
Fugitive sentenced to 2 years for pig butchering money laundering, Coupang data breach scope was more massive than reported, Discord to demand face scans or government IDs, Hacktivist scraped 500k pay...
www.metacurity.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Metacurity operates outside the infosec news echo chamber to track patterns, context, and connections that most other sources miss.
Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including 1/4
www.metacurity.com/defense-comp...
Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including 1/4
www.metacurity.com/defense-comp...
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Judge Tunheim (Clinton) declines to dissolve his temporary restraining order blocking Trump policy requiring warrantless detention of 5,600 refugees in MN. Says DHS's new reading would mean govt has been violating the law for past 45 yrs.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Judge Tunheim (Clinton) declines to dissolve his temporary restraining order blocking Trump policy requiring warrantless detention of 5,600 refugees in MN. Says DHS's new reading would mean govt has been violating the law for past 45 yrs.
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It's really a symptom of how sick we are as a nation that we accept behavior like this from the President as routine.
Frenzied Trump, 79, Launches Bizarre 2AM Posting Binge
www.thedailybeast.com/frenzied-tru...
Frenzied Trump, 79, Launches Bizarre 2AM Posting Binge
www.thedailybeast.com/frenzied-tru...
Frenzied Trump, 79, Launches Bizarre 2AM Posting Binge
The president had a gap of around four hours before he picked up again on Truth Social.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
It's really a symptom of how sick we are as a nation that we accept behavior like this from the President as routine.
Frenzied Trump, 79, Launches Bizarre 2AM Posting Binge
www.thedailybeast.com/frenzied-tru...
Frenzied Trump, 79, Launches Bizarre 2AM Posting Binge
www.thedailybeast.com/frenzied-tru...
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Oh no. I had missed this news. Back when I was a complete nobody college student, someone connected me to Dave, and he got me onto his Interesting People mailing list. Later, as I was graduating and figuring out what to do with my life I had emailed him and he gave me really excellent advice. 😢
Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dave Farber. He was a true pioneer who had major influence on the architecture of the Internet and tech policy. Rest in peace to one of the most "Interesting People" our field has ever known. mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/iet...
Fwd: [cherry.heiyui@keio.jp: Sad news: Dave Farber has passed away]
Search IETF mail list archives
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February 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Oh no. I had missed this news. Back when I was a complete nobody college student, someone connected me to Dave, and he got me onto his Interesting People mailing list. Later, as I was graduating and figuring out what to do with my life I had emailed him and he gave me really excellent advice. 😢
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Federal prosecutors in Chicago have accused 32 known defendants of non-immigration crimes tied to Midway Blitz. Fifteen of those defendants have already been cleared. Another member of that group was found not guilty at trial.
Tracking every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
chicago.suntimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have accused 32 known defendants of non-immigration crimes tied to Midway Blitz. Fifteen of those defendants have already been cleared. Another member of that group was found not guilty at trial.
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Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Now that members of Congress are able to see what was redacted they are learning how Todd Blanche failed to comply with the law in countless instances, and it’s now about to get real because what DOJ was hiding is the most incriminating stuff.
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“Today, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that despite the justice system’s flaws, my case may give hope to those who have also been wronged by the U.S. govt," said Rümeysa Öztürk.
"When we openly talk about the many injustices around us ..., true justice will prevail.”
"When we openly talk about the many injustices around us ..., true justice will prevail.”
Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against child development scholar Rümeysa Öztürk - ACLU of Massachusetts
Judge determines DHS lacks legal grounds to deport Ms. Öztürk, who was arrested and detained by ICE for co-authoring an op-ed
www.aclum.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
“Today, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that despite the justice system’s flaws, my case may give hope to those who have also been wronged by the U.S. govt," said Rümeysa Öztürk.
"When we openly talk about the many injustices around us ..., true justice will prevail.”
"When we openly talk about the many injustices around us ..., true justice will prevail.”
The Coupang breach is really something in Korea. It's an all-consuming crisis.
A former Coupang engineer, who was aware of flaws in the authentication process, broke into the system in April, a breach that lasted until November.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
A former Coupang engineer, who was aware of flaws in the authentication process, broke into the system in April, a breach that lasted until November.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
South Korea blames Coupang data breach on management failure, not sophisticated attack
South Korean officials blamed a massive data leak last year at Coupang on management failure, rather than a sophisticated cyberattack, and urged the e-commerce giant to fix vulnerabilities in its secu...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
The Coupang breach is really something in Korea. It's an all-consuming crisis.
A former Coupang engineer, who was aware of flaws in the authentication process, broke into the system in April, a breach that lasted until November.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
A former Coupang engineer, who was aware of flaws in the authentication process, broke into the system in April, a breach that lasted until November.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Google issued a report this morning documenting the degree to which defense firms and telecoms are targeted by Russian threat actors, particularly one cluster called UNC5976.
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Google issued a report this morning documenting the degree to which defense firms and telecoms are targeted by Russian threat actors, particularly one cluster called UNC5976.
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...
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You don't fight this hard to hide nothing
BREAKING: On February 2, Sec. Noem issued a memo asserting the lapse in appropriations for DHS meant there is no Sec. 527 — the provision protecting congressional oversight visits to immigration detention facilities — and she was issuing a new (third) policy requiring seven-day notice for visits.
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
You don't fight this hard to hide nothing
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another," says the man responsible—directly or indirectly—for like 90% of the sad things that happened in the past year.
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another," says the man responsible—directly or indirectly—for like 90% of the sad things that happened in the past year.
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
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We're asking ICE to do nothing
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM
We're asking ICE to do nothing