Abril Elfi
Musk Says He Is Not Planning To Buy TikTok
Elon Musk has stated that he is not planning to buy the TikTok app or has any plans with what he would do with it if he were to own it.
Abril Elfi
Trump: Microsoft Is Considering Buying TikTok App
President Donald Trump has announced that Microsoft is in talks to buy the TikTok app.
Abril Elfi
Kristi Noem Confirmed As Department Of Homeland Security Secretary
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Adrienne Harris
PayPal fined by New York for cybersecurity failures
PayPal will pay a $2 million civil fine over cybersecurity failures that led to the exposure of customers’ Social Security numbers in late 2022.
Adrianus Warmerhoven
SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds TikTok Ban, Enforcement Left Up To Incoming Trump Administration
The Supreme Court has unanimously voted to uphold President Joe Biden’s law barring TikTok from users in the United States after the Chinese parent company refused to sell the platform.
Aditi Hardikar
Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Treasury Systems, Access Unclassified Documents
A China state-sponsored actor affiliated with the Chinese Government recently hacked the U.S. Treasury Department’s workstations in a “major incident,” the agency announced on Monday.
Android
Feds Urge Usage Of End-To-End Encryption Following Massive Telecom Breach By Suspected Chinese Hackers
Following a massive telecom breach, Apple and Android users are being urged to restrain from receiving two-factor authentication codes through text, risking exposure of non-encrypted messages by suspected Chinese hackers.
Alex Pfeiffer
Trump’s FBI Director Pick, Kash Patel, Reportedly Hit by Iranian ‘Hack-and-Leak’ Attack
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, has reportedly been targeted in an Iranian cyber attack, which was launched on Tuesday.
Baltics
U.S. And Microsoft Team Up To Take Hold Of Dozens Of Domains Tied To Russian Hacking Group
U.S. authorities have seized dozens of internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies to steal vital information from U.S. government computers and email accounts, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Thursday.
Abril Elfi
FBI Director Wray Says His Agency Has Disrupted Second Chinese Hacking Group’s Efforts
FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced that they have disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group, who goes by the name “Flax Typhoon.”