Jan 21, 2026 Subject: UK’s NCSC Warns of Russian-Aligned Hacktivist Groups Sender: info@metacurity.comD Content: – UK’s NCSC warns of ongoing malicious DDoS attacks by Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting UK critical infrastructure and local government. – Noted threat actor NoName057(16) uses the DDoSia platform to crowdsource DDoS attacks with monetary rewards.
Jan 20, 2026 I just heard about a major law enforcement crackdown on the ransomware group Black Basta, which is linked to Russia. Ukrainian and German authorities arrested two suspects in western Ukraine who were heavily involved in stealing corporate credentials and setting up ransomware attacks. During raids, they seized
Jan 19, 2026 I just heard that China has taken a significant step in its tech decoupling efforts by ordering domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software from over a dozen U.S. and Israeli vendors, including major players like VMware, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and CrowdStrike. This move is motivated
Jan 18, 2026 Subject: Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 1/10/26 Dear Infosec Community, Happy Saturday morning from Metacurity! We are excited to bring you this week’s curated selection of in-depth articles exploring the latest and most pressing issues in information security that didn’t fit into our daily
Jan 17, 2026 Here are summaries and key points for 6 emails based on the provided text content: Email 1: Risky Bulletin – DRAM price hikes impacting firewalls Date: Jan 15, 2026 Source: risky-biz@ghost.ioD Summary: – DRAM prices have surged 60-70% last year with forecasts of another 50% increase in
Jan 16, 2026 Email 1 Summary: Subject: China Fights Scam Compounds … For China Summary: – China has recently cracked down on scam compounds operating in Southeast Asia, particularly targeting those harming Chinese citizens. – Key arrest: Chen Zhi, founder of the Prince Group linked to forced-labor scam compounds, was
Jan 15, 2026 Email 1: Subject: Risky Bulletin: Voice cloning defenses still weak, can be bypassed Summary: – Modern security systems designed to protect user voices from being cloned by AI are still weak and can be bypassed. – These systems work by injecting random noise in voice recordings to
Dec 26, 2025 Subject: Risky Bulletin: Georgia arrests ex-security chief over bribes from scam call centers Hello, Here’s a summary of key cybersecurity and cybercrime news from the week as featured in Risky Business: Georgia Arrests: The former head of Georgia’s State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, was arrested for accepting
Dec 25, 2025 I just heard about several major cybersecurity incidents that are quite concerning. Spotify recently shut down a large number of user accounts involved in a massive content scraping operation. Hacktivists connected to the file-sharing site Anna’s Archive managed to publish 86 million tracks by recording streamed content
Dec 24, 2025 I just heard about some major moves and incidents shaking up the cybersecurity landscape that we need to watch closely. One big development is ServiceNow’s acquisition of Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, signaling a strong push to enhance security, especially around connected devices. This shows how