THE DAILY PRAETORIAN: Cybersecurity Trends – 01/12/26

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World Waits For Trump’s Next Move On Iran As Protests Grow Deadlier
The United States threatens a full‑scale strike on Iran as protests turn deadlier, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying President Donald Trump will consider air raids, cyber attacks, new sanctions, or diplomatic talks after receiving hourly briefings; Trump has already imposed a 25 percent tariff on any nation doing business with Iran, warned that Iranian retaliation would meet “unprecedented” force, and announced that Tehran seeks nuclear negotiations while the regime continues a brutal crackdown that has killed at least 544 demonstrators and detained thousands; meanwhile, Iran’s leaders boast of regained control, threaten U.S. and Israeli assets, and promise to target any American aggression, while Israel readies its own response and the world watches for Trump’s decisive move. click here to read more.

Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing
Anthropic expands its Claude Code technology into a new feature called Cowork, embedding it in the macOS Claude desktop app so users can grant the assistant access to a chosen folder and issue plain‑language commands; Cowork can automatically fill expense reports from receipt photos, draft reports from collections of notes, or tidy up desktops and folders, offering a simpler, less technical workflow than Claude Code while still allowing iterative refinements during a task. click here to read more.

Bible Sales Hit Record High in U.S. in 2025 as Americans Seek Hope in Uncertain Times
Americans bought a record 19 million Bibles in 2025, the highest U.S. sales in 21 years, as war, cultural upheaval and economic uncertainty drove people to seek hope and stability in Scripture; the top adult title was The Invitation New Testament from B&H Publishing, while the bestselling children’s edition was The Action Bible: God’s Redemptive Story illustrated by Sergio Cariello, and the United Kingdom also saw a surge, with the ESV Bible from Crossway leading sales. Industry leaders attribute the boom to a broader search for meaning amid post‑pandemic fallout, global conflicts, AI anxieties and a mental‑health crisis, noting that readers are not only purchasing Bibles but actively studying and applying them. click here to read more.

Meta denies viral claims about data breach affecting 17.5 million Instagram users, but change your password anyway
Meta tells Instagram users that a recent wave of password‑reset emails did not stem from a data breach, explaining that a third‑party service mistakenly triggered the messages and that the company has patched the flaw; although hackers on Breach Forums advertised a dump claiming to expose 17.5 million accounts, Cybernews researchers traced the files to an old 2017‑2022 scrape of six million profiles that resurfaced online, confirming no new personal data were compromised, yet Meta still advises users to change passwords as a precaution. click here to read more.

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on nations dealing with Iran as US weighs strike
President Donald Trump announces a 25 percent tariff on any nation that does business with Iran while senior officials, including Vice President JD Vance, push for a fresh negotiation round before the United States launches a military strike; the White House says Trump will weigh sanctions, diplomatic outreach, or force after a Tuesday briefing, and a Qatari source confirms that U.S. plans for an operation against Iran are in “advanced stages,” with forces in the Middle East ready for any contingency. click here to read more.