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Cybersecurity researcher Allison Nixon became the target of death threats in April 2024, prompting an investigation into the anonymous individuals behind the online harassment. The threats, posted on Telegram and Discord channels using the handles "Waifu" and "Judische," included graphic descriptions of violence and the sharing of AI-generated nude images of Nixon. Nixon, the chief research officer at cyber investigations firm Unit 221B, had spent over a decade tracking cybercriminals.

The threats began in the spring of 2024, with the anonymous users targeting Nixon due to her work in the cybersecurity field. "Alison sic Nixon is gonna get necklaced with a tire filled with gasoline soon," wrote Waifu/Judische, according to MIT Technology Review. The posts also included disturbing comments about Nixon's potential death. The cyber investigations firm Unit 221B, where Nixon works, is named after Sherlock Holmes' apartment, reflecting the firm's focus on cybercrime investigation.

The incident highlights the dangers faced by cybersecurity professionals who work to expose and combat online criminal activity. The threats against Nixon underscore the personal risks associated with this type of work.

In other news, Discord users in the UK are part of a data collection "experiment" involving Persona, an identity detection firm backed by a fund directed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel. According to Hacker News, this collaboration is part of Discord's new global age verification system rollout. Persona will store user information on their servers for up to seven days as part of the "experiment." Discord had previously assured users that identity documents submitted to vendors are deleted quickly.

In unrelated news, bioengineer and computational biologist César de la Fuente, along with synthetic biologist James Collins, warned of a looming post-antibiotic era in a July 2025 essay in Physical Review Letters. Infections caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses that have evolved ways to evade treatments are now associated with more than 4 million deaths per year, and a recent analysis, published in the Lancet, predicts that number could surge past 8 million by 2050.

Finally, a lightweight local web app for browsing and editing Org files called Org Web Adapter is available on GitHub. The app, implemented as a single Python server, allows users to view and edit their notes with features like backlinks and rendered math.

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