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THREAT MODEL: CYBERSECURITY 🧑‍💻 for August 4th, 2026 by independent journalist @violetblue@mastodon.social - Water systems in twelve US states targeted in a coordinated #cyberattack - The “escaped AI” story gets worse - Deliberately backdoored Android TV boxes belie a botnet - How to combat intrusive #AI - Hacker summer camp has begun! #BlackHat #BSidesLV #DEFCON34 - Far-right choads are making AI doxbots - A look at The #ReligiousPredatorTrackingProject - The @Bellingcat@mstdn.social Challenge hits 100 ...and much more. ✨THREAT MODEL weekly newsletters are free to read -- please help keep them accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨ https://www.patreon.com/violetblue/posts/cybersecurity-4-165719362 #ThreatModel #ThreatModelCybersecurity #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #infosec #cybersec #CovidIsNotOver