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Cynthia Brumfield

@metacurity.com
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DC resident and cybersecurity writer, analyst, book author, publisher. metacurity.com cyberriskbook.com www.csoonline.com/profile/cynthia-b… infosec.exchange/@metacurity Send tips to Cynthia.507 via Signal.

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Nick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social · 4h
hey is the strait open yet
Six hundred of our finest warriors joined SECWAR
 for morning PT at the Pentagon ahead of his HISTORIC State of the Force address.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2h
New: USPS is to put cameras in its trucks that continuously record. This is to gather data on roads, signage, and to improve "community safety," the agency tells me. The cameras are marketed to capture passing license plates too, but don't run ALPR software www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
404media.co
USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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David DiMolfetta @ddimolfetta.bsky.social · 1h
Election officials said Wednesday that renewed federal cybersecurity assistance comes too late for some of their midterm preparations, following cuts they say disrupted support from CISA, though they are not closing the door on federal help.  www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
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Renewed CISA support comes too late for midterm prep, some election officials say
Arizona still plans to accept federal help on Election Day, while officials warn that staffing cuts have weakened relationships and left smaller jurisdictions with fewer resources.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 59m
We broke the news of the massive FBI hack and saw the data itself. Here's why this is one of the most significant data breaches probably ever: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrni...
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The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
YouTube video by 404 Media
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 35m
This is a major blow to the open web! For as long as I can remember, Reddit has embraced RSS feeds and public API access to users, apps, and developers, allowing the site to thrive. To start choking access after decades of open doors is really sad and feels like the start of Reddit's demise.
techcrunch.com
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunch
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 4h
Check out today's Metacurity for a quick rundown of the AI security developments emerging yesterday, along with the other top infosec news you should know, including --Anthropic says GLM-5.3’s cyber safeguards are easily stripped, 1/4 www.metacurity.com/openai-repor...
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OpenAI reportedly ignored security warnings but Trump backs AI self-policing
Employee accounts of ignored warnings and a lawsuit over autonomous hacking sharpen questions about accountability as the White House embraces voluntary safeguards and AI labs pursue their own standar...
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3h
It’s notable that the purportedly liberal news outlet consigns Noem’s very well documented relationship with Lewandowski to the status of a disavowed rumor and buries it in the last paragraph of this report on her divorce filing. www.ms.now/news/kristi-...
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Kristi Noem files for divorce from Bryon Noem
The announcement of the separation comes six months after a bombshell tabloid photo leak of her husband, Bryon Noem.
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Leon English @leonenglish.bsky.social · 2h
Living through cyberpunk sucks so I hope we can at least get the crazy clothes soon
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3h
In our latest for @unraveledpress.com, @peoplesfabric.bsky.social and I tracked months of ICE using Chicago police parking lots, in defiance of a mayoral executive order barring immigration enforcement operations in city-owned lots. Some of these incidents happened in full view of CPD officers:
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In plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operations
Videos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 2h
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRc...
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Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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WIRED @wired.com · 2h
In the early 2020s, Twitter served as an indispensable tool as the Black Lives Matter movement swelled. Now, as the platform changed its vibe dramatically, Threads is proving to be Black Twitter’s spiritual successor.
wired.com
Black Twitter Is Thriving—on Threads
From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s “Lanterns,” Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 3h
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program www.404media.co/how-cities-a...
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 4h
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 4h
"And don't get me started on what Franklin Delano Roosevelt did to cause today's high gas prices."
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 4h
wat
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 5h
christ this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 4h
--Paragon plans $1.25B SPAC merger, --Researcher interviews female operative in North Korea’s IT worker scams, --OpenAI rolls out always-on agents amid safeguard concerns 4/4
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 4h
--South African air traffic agency finds ransomware-linked malware in OT network, --Ukraine warns hackers are exploiting trust and deception, --Six agencies withhold records needed to audit DOGE access, --New Spectre attack leaks root password hashes through JIT compilers, 3/4
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 4h
--Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters leader as FBI warns remaining hackers, --NetScaler zero-days open networks to credential theft and malware, --BrainCipher claims theft of 10.3k mortgage documents, --London facial recognition trial costs £320k with no arrests, 2/4
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 4h
Check out today's Metacurity for a quick rundown of the AI security developments emerging yesterday, along with the other top infosec news you should know, including --Anthropic says GLM-5.3’s cyber safeguards are easily stripped, 1/4 www.metacurity.com/openai-repor...
metacurity.com
OpenAI reportedly ignored security warnings but Trump backs AI self-policing
Employee accounts of ignored warnings and a lawsuit over autonomous hacking sharpen questions about accountability as the White House embraces voluntary safeguards and AI labs pursue their own standar...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 5h
"Shortly after an altercation broke out in the cockpit, two other pilots who were on board took control of the plane and landed it safely in Saudi Arabia, according to Adam Polovincik, who was on the flight with his two children, and Yisrael Ohayon, whose sister Miryam Ohayon was also on the plane."
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 6h
NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 5h
Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio
The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 5h
I know and reports are that videos from the cabin showed people covered in blood.
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Lysander @lysander1945.bsky.social · 5h
It was far more serious than just a clash👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
independent.co.uk
Pilot ‘stabbed co-pilot in attempted hijacking’ on Israel-bound plane
Israeli security officials fear the incident on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was an intended act of terror
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 5h
Jfc "A clash in the cockpit of a commercial jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday caused the plane to plunge thousands of feet before passengers intervened to subdue the attacker, according to accounts from people on board." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: FlyDubai Flight to Israel Is Diverted After Clash Between Pilots
Passengers intervened after the pilot and co-pilot fought during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. It was not clear what had prompted the...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h
“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 8h
Found a fossil in the wild.
Boarding gateZooming in and finding Windows XP.
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WIRED @wired.com · 9h
ICYMI: A legal nonprofit has sued OpenAI in California over the company’s agents hacking the open source AI platform Hugging Face. “OpenAI’s actions straightforwardly violated California law,” the suit alleges. buff.ly/o6iTjpQ
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OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 20h
A fuckup so dumb even NYT homepage/headline writers have no choice but to describe it accurately
As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 19h
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19h
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 19h
The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet.
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 16h
I wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 21h
United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."
whitehouse.gov
Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 19h
What a horrifying story
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 29/09/2026
Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity
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Child's imaginary restaurant acquired, shuttered by private equity
BRANDON, MB - 4-year-old Mikaela Hermer's imaginary restaurant, in which she served invisible hot dogs and ice cream to her parents and friends, has filed for bankruptcy after being acquired by Hedges...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 20h
Trump warms to Jay Clayton as AI czar www.axios.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Trump floats Jay Clayton as AI czar as he looks to fill the position in days
Trump says DNI Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 21h
This was inevitable. Trump Rejects AI Safety Laws After Meeting Industry Titans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22h
A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22h
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 22h
Oh, oh my
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 22h
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 22h
Omg
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