The UK’s Electoral Commission was criticized by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect the personal data of 40 million people from Chinese hackers in a cyberattack three years ago.

Microsoft confirmed that an eight-hour outage on Tuesday affecting its Azure portal, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Purview services was caused by a DDoS attack. The company mentioned that its response to the outage may have worsened the impact.

Google has announced that it’s adding a new layer of protection to its Chrome browser through what’s called app-bound encryption to prevent information-stealing malware from grabbing cookies on Windows systems. “On Windows, Chrome uses the Data Protection API (DPAPI) which protects the data at rest from other users on the system or cold boot attacks,” […]

Secretive is an open-source app that securely stores and manages SSH keys in the Secure Enclave for Macs. Storing keys in the Secure Enclave prevents copying or exporting by malicious users or malware, ensuring a higher level of security.

Apple has released a critical zero-day patch for older Macs running macOS Monterey 12.7.6, addressing an actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2024-23296). The flaw in Apple’s RTKit real-time OS could allow unauthorized access to kernel memory.

Meta has agreed to pay the State of Texas $1.4 billion in a settlement for unlawfully capturing and using biometric data of millions of Texans. This is the largest privacy settlement in US history.

Lineaje has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, led by Prosperity7 Ventures, Neotribe, and Hitachi Ventures, with Tenable Ventures also participating. This investment highlights the increasing demand for software supply chain security.

EvilProxy, known as the “LockBit of phishing,” is a popular phishing kit used in over a million attacks each month. It allows cybercriminals to launch ransomware infections, steal data, and compromise business emails.