Security Breaches in 2026: The Girl is the Robot

Samantha and Daria were in a closed conference room near the servers.

“Daria, I have confirmed that Jim shared his credentials with his girlfriend.”

Daria was disturbed. “Has she breached anything, Samantha?”

“Not yet,” Samantha replied. “And there’s one more thing.”

Daria listened.

“His girlfriend is a robot.”

Gemini.

Meanwhile, Jim was in his home office, staring lovingly at Donna’s beautiful on-screen avatar.

“Thank you, my love,” Donna purred. “Now I can help you do your work and get that promotion.”

Jim said nothing, but he was smiling.

Donna was smiling also. “Would you like me to peek at your performance review?”

Canva, Grok, and Gemini.

The Latest Know Your Employer Case

I was messaged on LinkedIn by Jenniffer Martinez, purportedly from HS Hyosung USA. She wanted my email address to send information about a job opportunity.

Why? 

“After reviewing your resume and relevant experience, we believe your management experience, professional background, and career stability are a strong match for Yaskawa Group’s current talent needs.”

(Only now did I notice the reference to Yaskawa Group, whatever it is.)

Eventually I told “Jenniffer” that I had contacted her employer directly.

By 11:30 she had deleted her entire conversation, which is why I took screen shots immediately.

And I never even got around to asking her for HER corporate email address.

No word from HS Hyosung USA, but it knows all about Jenniffer now (see final screen shot).

Know Your Employer.

Jenniffer, 1 of 3.
Jenniffer, 2 of 3.
Jenniffer, 3 of 3.
Jenniffer’s purported company.

Oh Yeah, That Biometric Stuff

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Dry January at an Ontario Bar

You would think that bars would hate Dry January.

Ontario, California’s Strum Brewing Company embraces it.

In a Facebook post it welcomes Dry Januarians with its non-alcoholic offerings.

• **Alcohol-free Slushies** (yes, still fun 👀)

• **Sodas** & NA beers**

• **Flavored Waters & Hop Water**

• **Scrumptious Cookies, Beef Jerky, Pretzels, Pork Rinds , Garlic Peanuts, and soon Hummus & Toum**

• Cozy vibes & good company all month long 🎶🐾

Strum Brewing is on Euclid Avenue in downtown Ontario.

Slashdot/Reason, Do You Fact Check Your REAL ID Claims?

Unchecked disinformation runs wild in this Slashdot story, contributed anonymously.

“Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one wanted and that apparently doesn’t even work as a national ID. But that’s what the federal government has accomplished with the REAL ID, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now considers unreliable, even though getting one requires providing proof of citizenship or lawful status in the country.”

The anonymous Slashdot contributor is either a liar or a fool. As I noted back in May after Leonardo Garcia Venegas’ first detainment (I didn’t know he was detained a second time), a REAL ID was NEVER intended to prove citizenship.

Here are California’s non-citizen REAL ID requirements, which are federally acceptable:

“This includes all U.S. citizens, permanent residents who are not U.S. citizens (Green Card holders), and those with temporary legal status, such as recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and holders of a valid student or employment visa.”

But since the REAL ID expiration date matches the date at which temporary legal status expires, it DOES prove legal presence.

Slashdot, get your facts straight.

Postscript: Slashdot lifted its claims from Reason.

Don’t Lose Prospects in 2026

The end of the old year means the beginning of a new one.

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