The stealthy iPhone hacks that Apple can't seem to stop, and other security and privacy news
Security
Last week had news about some very serious hacks:
-Mobile: Hackers Accessed Data on More Than 53 Million People. Now, their CEO calls latest data breach ‘humbling,’ claims it’s committed to security.
Data leak exposed 38 million records, including COVID-19 vaccination statuses
California Man Stole 620,000 iCloud Photos in Search of Nudes
Cloudflare says it stopped the largest DDoS attack ever reported
Even more concerning, the breadth of vulnerabilities reported is staggering
Microsoft Azure flaw left thousands of cloud customers' data vulnerable
You Can Gain Admin Privileges to Any Windows Machine by Plugging in a Razer Mouse While Razer is fixing a serious Windows security flaw caused by its mice the question remains why this is not considered a Windows problem rather than a Razer problem.
Palantir glitch allegedly granted some FBI staff unauthorized access to a crypto hacker's data
SophosLabs: Research shows BlackMatter ransomware is closely acquainted with DarkSide
The Stealthy iPhone Hacks That Apple Still Can't Stop For more detail, see From Pearl to Pegasus
Deepfakes in cyberattacks aren’t coming. They’re already here.
The potential impact is huge
Biden tells top CEOs at White House summit to step up on cybersecurity. One proposal is To prevent cyberattacks, the government should limit the scope of a software bill of materials
In a final piece of curious good news, Crypto heist hacker returns all $610 million they stole
Privacy
Let us count the ways in which consumer data is collected, traded, and used
How Data Brokers Sell Access to the Backbone of the Internet
Privacy of Streaming Apps and Devices: Watching TV That Watches Us
Apple Has Reportedly Been Scanning Your iCloud Mail for Child Abuse Images Since 2019
Federal government to expand use of facial recognition despite growing concerns
Samsung Can Remotely Disable Any of Its TVs Worldwide. The claimed purpose is to defeat use of stolen TVs. Uncontrollable actions on connected by manufacturers opens a whole new Pandora’s box, though.
Regulation
AI Weekly: Algorithmic discrimination highlights the need for regulation.
As China proposes strict control of algorithmsit’s not clear that limiting discrimination is the objective.
Move fast and break Facebook: A bull case for antitrust enforcement