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PHOTO: ADAM GRAY/BLOOMBERG
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Microsoft limited the access of some Chinese companies to its vulnerability tracking program after a string of attacks on its Sharepoint servers that the tech giant attributed to Beijing. The Microsoft Active Protections Program is intended to alert cyber businesses globally about security bugs ahead of public notification. (Reuters)
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Apple issued emergency patches on Wednesday for a zero-day vulnerability in the iOS operating system. The bug affects certain models of iPhones, iMacs and iPads. (Bleeping Computer)
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"Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals," the company said in an alert, without providing details.
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Australian banks should be on alert for cyberattacks stemming from "escalating geopolitical tensions," the country's top financial regulator said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said it will work with the banking industry over the next year to better protect institutions. (Reuters)
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Russia-linked hackers are exploiting weaknesses in Cisco networking gear to penetrate U.S. critical infrastructure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday in an advisory. Specifically, they are looking for older, unpatched switches, the FBI said.
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Favored targets are telecom and manufacturing companies, and the education sector, in Ukraine and allied countries, Cisco said in a separate alert. (Cybersecurity Dive)
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Sentenced: A 20-year-old member of the Scattered Spider hacking group was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in attacks on 13 companies and in crypto theft. The Florida resident was arrested in January 2024 and pleaded guilty earlier this year. (Bloomberg)
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PHOTO: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS
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Google agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit that accused its YouTube unit of collecting data about children without consent from parents, between 2013 and 2020. Google denied wrongdoing in settlement documents filed Monday in federal court in San Jose, Calif. (Reuters)
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Number of searches of personal devices conducted at U.S. border checkpoints in the latest quarter, according to Customs and Border Patrol data. That's up 23% from the same period a year ago. (TechCrunch)
The full data, with discussion of CBP authorities and the kinds of searches done, can be found here.
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