May 02, 2026 Subject: Risky Bulletin: The mysterious hack of Moldova’s healthcare databases Dear Subscriber, This week’s Risky Bulletin brings a critical update on the recent cyberattack targeting Moldova’s national healthcare database. Key Highlights: A mysterious hacking group has stolen extensive personal and financial data of Moldovan citizens from the
May 01, 2026 Subject: Srsly Risky Biz: US Vows to Fight Distillation Attacks Sender: risky-biz@ghost.io Summary: – The US government has pledged to counteract “distillation attacks” executed by Chinese AI labs, aiming to steal proprietary capabilities from American advanced AI models. – Distillation attacks involve training less capable models using
Apr 30, 2026 Email Summaries: Subject: Risky Bulletin: UK NCSC blasts SOC metrics Summary: The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that relying on poor SOC (Security Operations Center) metrics harms security effectiveness. Metrics such as number of tickets processed, time taken to close tickets, number of detection rules
Apr 29, 2026 Subject: Social Media Scams Cost Americans $2.1 Billion—Facebook Leads the Packs Sender: info@metacurity.comD Dear Reader, According to a new FTC report, Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, marking an eightfold increase in losses. Facebook leads all platforms, accounting for more loss reports than
Apr 28, 2026 Subject: Risky Bulletin: New Fingerprinting Technique Tracks Tor Users From: risky-biz@ghost.ioD Key Points: – Vulnerability found in Firefox and Tor Browser’s IndexedDB API enables cross-session tracking of users through consistent database ordering, creating a unique fingerprint. – This impacts normal, private browsing, and Tor sessions. – Patch
Apr 26, 2026 Email 1 Summary: Title: Mystery Around Venezuelan Cyberattack Deepens, with New Discovery of “Highly Destructive” Wipers – In December 2025, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA was hit by a cyberattack initially reported as caused by ransomware. – Researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered a destructive wiper malware, dubbed
Apr 25, 2026 Email 1: Subject: Risky Bulletin: There are now SIM-Farm-as-a-Service providers Summary: Security firm Infrawatch has uncovered a web panel called ProxySmart linked to 94 SIM farms across 17 countries. ProxySmart is among the first SIM-Farm-as-a-Service providers that lowers technical barriers for criminals to manage mobile proxy botnets,
Apr 24, 2026 Email from: risky-biz@ghost.io Subject: Srsly Risky Biz: Musk Snubs French Authorities Summary: Elon Musk refused a voluntary interview in a French criminal investigation into illegal content on X and Grok chatbot’s sexual abuse material. French authorities are applying direct pressure on tech executives as with Telegram CEO
Apr 23, 2026 Email 1: Risky Bulletin: Former FBI official calls for terrorism designations for ransomware groups that target hospitals and critical infrastructures Cynthia Kaiser, former FBI Cyber Deputy Director, suggests Congress investigate designating ransomware groups targeting hospitals and critical infrastructure as terrorist organizations. This designation would enable prosecutors to
Apr 22, 2026 Email 1 Summary: Subject: Ransomware negotiator cops to conspiring with cybercrims against US companies – Florida man Angelo Martino, a ransomware negotiator, admitted conspiring with cybercriminals to carry out ransomware attacks on US companies by sharing confidential negotiation strategies, enhancing attackers’ ransom demands. – Authorities seized $10