When Apple warns a user they’ve been targeted by mercenary spyware, it directs them to a small nonprofit helpline. That team, spread across Costa Rica, Manila, and Tunisia, sifts through hundreds of cases to find the real infections.
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots. The move comes as part of an investigation into whether Meta is abusing its dominant market position to favor its own Meta AI.
Researchers have uncovered a massive wave of fake job advertisements targeting remote workers in the Middle East and North Africa. The scams use localized social media ads to lure victims before stealing their personal and financial information. It’s a sophisticated, organized fraud operation.
Apple has been fined €98 million (about $116 million) by Italy’s antitrust authority. The regulator says Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy imposes “disproportionate” data collection terms on third-party apps compared to its own.
Apple has been fined €115 million (about $115M) by Italy’s competition authority. The regulator says Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy created an “extremely burdensome” double-consent process that harmed developers while boosting Apple’s own ad business.
Security researchers warn that hackers are exploiting a legitimate Microsoft authentication feature to bypass MFA and hijack enterprise accounts. The attack tricks users into entering a code on Microsoft’s real website, making it extremely hard to detect.
A key NHS supplier, DXS International, was hit by a cyber-attack in mid-December. The company says clinical services were not disrupted, but a threat actor claims to have stolen a huge trove of data.
A handful of European public bodies are actively migrating away from US cloud infrastructure, driven by an irreconcilable legal clash between the US CLOUD Act and EU GDPR. Their efforts reveal a blueprint for sovereignty and the steep challenges of cutting the digital umbilical cord.
Major tech companies are scrambling as new U.S. visa screening rules cause appointment delays of up to a year. Internal memos warn H-1B holders that traveling could strand them outside the country for months.
A new analysis argues that using cloud-based AI assistants like ChatGPT or Gemini means surrendering control of your personal data. Every prompt becomes fuel for training, and security flaws are inevitable. The solution? Run your own AI model at home.
