#AxisOfEasy Weekly Tech Digest

In this issue:UK moves toward mandatory phone surveillanceApple Permanently Disables Longtime Developer’s Account, Bricking DevicesPornHub Extorted After Historical Data Breach by ShinyHuntersRussian APT28 Targets Ukrainian Webmail in Credential-Theft CampaignCanadian Committee Votes to Remove Religious Speech ProtectionsIn this issue:UK moves toward mandatory phone surveillanceApple Permanently...

In this issue:Trump Administration Plans Mandatory Social Media and Family Data for Foreign VisitorsYet Another Cloudflare Outage (YATO)Conservative Party of Canada Faces Major Cybersecurity Breach Affecting Hundreds of CandidatesChinese Hackers Use BRICKSTORM Malware to Target Governments and Critical Technology SystemsResearchers Discover EtherRAT Malware Exploiting Critical React2Shell...

In this issue:Edmonton’s new police pilot brings facial recognition into officers’ line of sightMarquis Fintech Confirms Ransomware Attack That Exposed Data of Hundreds of Thousands of Bank CustomersReact and Next.js Servers Face Critical Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityIndia Orders Apple and Other Smartphone Makers to Preinstall Government Tracking App on All DevicesClickFix Attack Surges...

In this issue:Samsung faces renewed scrutiny over hidden spyware claims on its budgetphonesWindows 11 Update Causes Major Disruption for Virtual Desktop and FirstTime UsersHackers Breach Major Banking Vendor Compromising Client and CustomerDataSeveral Jury Management Websites Exposed Sensitive Data Across theUnited States and CanadaShai Hulud returns with a sweeping supply chain attack on Zapier...

In this issue:Cloudflare’s internal failure briefly turns the internet’s biggest platforms darkProtei is hacked and its surveillance data spills into public viewAI runs most of a state-backed cyberattack and forces OpenAI to sound the alarmGoogle Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Activation of AI Across Its PlatformsLogitech Confirms Cybersecurity Breach After Being Named a Victim by...

In this issue:– Canada quietly advances digital identity plans in the 2025 federal budget– OpenAI faces lawsuits claiming ChatGPT’s design led to user suicides– Washington Post and Other Major Organizations Fall Victim to Widespread– Oracle E Business Suite Hack – Google Takes Legal Action Against Chinese Cybercriminals Running Global Smishing Operations– Private Vendor Uses Spyware to Target...

In this issue:Microsoft Teams Security Flaws Show How Easily Digital Trust Can Be ExploitedDHS Plans to Collect Biometrics from Immigrants and US Citizens AlikeThreat Actors Have Turned the OpenAI Assistants API Into a Stealthy MalwareControl Channel Lawmakers Demand FTC Investigate Flock Safety Over Security Risks in License Plate Camera NetworkWindows Faces Widespread Attacks as Two Critical...

In this issue:ChatGPT Atlas Exploit Exposes Persistent Memory Vulnerability in AI BrowsersCharacterAI Restricts Teen Access Amid Legal and Regulatory Backlash Over AI Chat RisksXWiki Servers Under Active Attack Through Critical Solr Search VulnerabilityFormer L3Harris Executive Pleads Guilty to Selling Cyber Trade Secrets to Russian BuyerGlobal Cybercrime Treaty Faces Backlash Over Human Rights...

In this issue:Amazon Web Services Outage Disrupts Major Online PlatformsBanks End Client Relationships Without Explanation Amid Rising Risk ControlsFreedom Under Fire? New Bills, New ProblemsSpyware Warning to Former Trenchant Developer Raises Questions OverSurveillance Industry PracticesWhatsApp Wins Landmark Ruling Against NSO Group Over Pegasus SpywareIn this issue:Amazon Web Services Outage...

In this issue:Why Treating AI as a Tool Is a Dangerous IllusionChinese Espionage Group Expands Into Russia Through Jewelbug Cyber CampaignCabinet Push for Secret Telecom Cutoffs Raises Privacy ConcernsF5 Networks Breach Reveals Long Term Government Hacker Access and Source CodeTheft Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct depositsIn this issue:Why Treating AI as a...