#threatmodel — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #threatmodel, aggregated by home.social.
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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 14th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- Thorough rundown of #Hantavirus #ANDV outbreak news and updates
- Phase 3 trials show antiviral ensitrelvir can help prevent infection after #Covid exposure
- #RandPaul goes on a dramatic and detailed Covid conspiracy rant at a meeting of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Updated Covid wastewater data map for #Canada from @MoriartyLab
- Large jump in overall Covid cases in the #UK , with hot spots in several places
...and much more.
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/hantavirus-covid-158228501
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
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USB sticks and the fear of "autorun attacks" — turns out that threat has been largely defanged for years, yet the anxiety lingers in collective memory like a BIOS beep in the night. 🖲️
Understanding *why* a threat faded matters as much as knowing it existed. Security intuition needs updates too.
#infosec #USB #threatmodel
https://www.bgr.com/2149604/dont-fall-usb-stick-safely-remove-myth/ -
THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 7th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- #Hantavirus onboard the #MVHondius a rare and deadly strain that can spread person-to-person
- US #FDA blocks publication of several studies finding Covid-19, shingles vaccines to be safe
- Australia taking preparations for #PathogenX seriously
- From the #IrishTimes : “we need to refocus on #LongCovid [because] in many respects #Covid19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one.”
- Groundbreaking new 12-month study meticulously tracked post-Covid symptoms in children
- Scientists find human embryos are vulnerable to Covid
- @whn May edition of the Kids' Zone Mag all about plants and gardening
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-may-7-2026-157584502
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Apr. 30th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- #HHS Director #RFKjr justifies defunding #mRNA vaccines by stating “Covid is gone” in testimony to Congress
- Acting #CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya blocks publication of a report showing Covid vaccine efficacy
- 78-year-old retired scientist and former aide to Dr. Fauci arrested by the FBI at gunpoint for “concealing federal records related to the debate about the origin” of Covid
- #WHO removes its tweet from 3/22/2020 that inaccurately stated “[hashtag]COVID19 is not airbourne”
- #WhoopiGoldberg raises the alarm about #LongCovid and CDC Covid information censorship on The View
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-april-30-156948727
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑💻
for Apr. 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- How the US government evades data laws
- #SamAltman apologizes for more #AI deaths
- @lawfare argues that AI companies should have a duty to inform/protect (like therapists)
- Claude AI deleted a whole company and said it knew what it did was wrong
- More revenge #Microsoft 0-days are in the wild now
- KitKat releases a Faraday cage
- Violet's debrief after #BlackHat Asia 2026
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-28-156746057
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑💻
for Apr. 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- How the US government evades data laws
- #SamAltman apologizes for more #AI deaths
- @lawfare argues that AI companies should have a duty to inform/protect (like therapists)
- Claude AI deleted a whole company and said it knew what it did was wrong
- More revenge #Microsoft 0-days are in the wild now
- KitKat releases a Faraday cage
- Violet's debrief after #BlackHat Asia 2026
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-28-156746057
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑💻
for Apr. 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- How the US government evades data laws
- #SamAltman apologizes for more #AI deaths
- @lawfare argues that AI companies should have a duty to inform/protect (like therapists)
- Claude AI deleted a whole company and said it knew what it did was wrong
- More revenge #Microsoft 0-days are in the wild now
- KitKat releases a Faraday cage
- Violet's debrief after #BlackHat Asia 2026
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-28-156746057
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑💻
for Apr. 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- How the US government evades data laws
- #SamAltman apologizes for more #AI deaths
- @lawfare argues that AI companies should have a duty to inform/protect (like therapists)
- Claude AI deleted a whole company and said it knew what it did was wrong
- More revenge #Microsoft 0-days are in the wild now
- KitKat releases a Faraday cage
- Violet's debrief after #BlackHat Asia 2026
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-28-156746057
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑💻
for Apr. 28th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- How the US government evades data laws
- #SamAltman apologizes for more #AI deaths
- @lawfare argues that AI companies should have a duty to inform/protect (like therapists)
- Claude AI deleted a whole company and said it knew what it did was wrong
- More revenge #Microsoft 0-days are in the wild now
- KitKat releases a Faraday cage
- Violet's debrief after #BlackHat Asia 2026
...and much more.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-28-156746057
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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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.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-14-155576671
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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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.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-april-9-155159308
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
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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.
✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-31-154388966
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver
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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑💻
for Mar. 17th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue- #Meta and the #HeritageFoundation are behind online age-check laws being pushed worldwide
- #Instagram drops end-to-end encrypted messaging
- #Iran hacked a multinational US company and remote-wiped most of its devices
- #Apple ’s Neo is not the computer for you
- British man charged with cybercrimes in Dubai for filming missile strikes
- #BuzzFeed nears bankruptcy after pivot to AI
...and much more.
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-17-153242517
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@mhoye it’s always good to err on the side of stronger rather than weaker crypto where feasible as you’re not only defending comms / data against today’s capabilities but also against future capabilities that can be applied against any captured & stored comms / data by an adversary. it’s already common for nation-state intelligence orgs to position themselves in core comms backbones to collect & store as much as they can that goes across the wire, whether encrypted or not
the usual caveats about threat models still apply, but threat models can change over time & your #ThreatModel in 5-10 years may include people / orgs / countries that you’re not currently worried about – the adage is “the time for good #OpSec^ is before you know you need good OpSec” 🙃
Aus gov advice (from #ASD⚹) for agencies is to have quantum-resistant #crypto in place by 2030 & they’re updating the Aus Gov Information Security Manual (#ISM) to reflect developments in post-quantum cryptographic algorithms – see the chapter Guidelines for cryptography at https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/asds-cyber-security-frameworks/ism/cyber-security-guidelines/guidelines-for-cryptography
they also have a good overview for smaller orgs – Planning for post-quantum #cryptography at https://www.cyber.gov.au/business-government/secure-design/planning-for-post-quantum-cryptography
#PostQuantumCryptography
^ “operational security” – good security & privacy practices designed to keep you more secure⚹ the Australian Signals Directorate
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@leanderlindahl
I am looking forward to see all the improvements to DeltaChat are implemented by the DeltaChat's team. 🤩 Hopefully then also the PrivacyGuide will recommend them: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/Until then I would stick to Signal or anything else from the PG page. 😉
#threat #DeltaChat #WhatsApp #Signal #DigitalSovereignty #goeuropean #bestpractice #threatmodel #PrivacyGuide
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𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡: 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮
𝘧𝘰𝘳 Feb. 10th, 2026
𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 @violetblue- #Discord alternatives (ranked) to its doomed new age-check policy after losing age-check data in a huge hack
- US states are scrambling for #electionsecurity solutions after #CISA abandons them
- Horrific reports of #AI surgery disasters
- Trauma tips for surviving 2026
- A rage check tool to see if you’re being deliberately provoked online
- How to check claims of extraterrestrial life
- Apparently US #redteams have poor standards
...and much more.
* 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 -- 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 $1/𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 *
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-10-150379364
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