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The catch log

Every issue, in order.

Each week, one issue. Newest at the top.

When IT Calls, Hang Up

Two weeks ago we said the phone is the perimeter. This week the phone took three more hits.

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The Defenders Got Hit

This week, the people you'd call after a hack made the news for getting hacked themselves.

The Phone Is the Perimeter

The defining cyber tool of 2026 turned out to be a voice.

They Didn't Break MFA, They Read It

The FBI spent last year tallying every cybercrime complaint Americans phoned in. A million calls later, the…

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In every issue

Seven minutes. Six sections. One thing to do about it.

Skim it with your first coffee. Forward the parts that scared you.

≈The Week in PhishFour stories, numbered. The scan you do with your first coffee.
✗Biggest LoserWho got hit the worst, how much it cost, and what the attacker did.
¶Below the SurfaceTwo stories told as stories — who, how, what broke, what it means.
◆Tackle BoxA real thing you can do this week to stay off the hook.
§Phish TalesA historical hack or weird vulnerability retold. The part you forward.
⁂Caught! / Fresh GearRotating: who got arrested, what new tool dropped, or the quote of the week.