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PHOTO: CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG
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More financial dings: Jaguar Land Rover said wholesale volumes dropped 43% in its latest quarter largely due to a September 2025 cyberattack that halted production for weeks at the U.K. car maker. Getting cars where they needed to go was also delayed even after factories reopened. Overall sales sank in all major markets, the company said. (Bleeping Computer)
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FIFA counter-drone program: Eleven U.S. states hosting the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament this year were awarded a combined $250 million to build systems to disrupt drones that might fly over fields during the games.
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The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency can go to law-enforcement programs to jam and otherwise interfere with unauthorized drones after receiving counter-drone training at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Flying)
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Spyware guilty plea: Bryan Fleming, founder of pcTattletale, pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking and selling consumer spyware for unlawful purposes, among other charges. A unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began a probe of pcTattletale in 2021 and other "stalkerware" makers are being investigated. (TechCrunch)
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Canadian quantum computing startup Photonic raised $131 million in a new funding round led by Planet First Partners. Other investors include Microsoft, Royal Bank of Canada and tech-services provider Telus. Photonic's technology can be used in cybersecurity and to model financial risk. (Bloomberg)
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PHOTO: RICARDO ARDUENGO
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Signal-jamming jet that helped nab Nicolás Maduro: The Boeing EA-18G Growler is a specialist in electronic warfare and likely played a key role in Venezuela, where air defenses were quickly overwhelmed. (WSJ)
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1,800+
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Number of data-breach class-action lawsuits filed in 2025, according to research from law firm Duane Morris. That's up more than 25% from 2024.
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From Dow Jones Risk Journal
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Chipotle sued over data breach. Poor data security allowed hackers to breach Chipotle Mexican Grill accounts in the human resources software Workday, according to a proposed class-action suit filed Friday in Los Angeles federal court. A “small number of employees’ personal information” was compromised in an October breach, Chipotle said.
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