New reporting from Wired reveals that the Department of Justice detected the SolarWinds attack six months before Mandiant detected it in December 2020, but didn’t realize what it detected—and so ignored it.
SolarWinds Detected Six Months Earlier
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Using the iPhone Recovery Key to Lock Owners Out of Their iPhones
Apple’s Macs have long escaped ransomware, but that may be changing
Malicious encryptors for Apple computers could herald new risks for macOS users.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/apples-macs-have-long-escaped-ransomware-but-that-may-be-changing/
TikTok CEO fails to convince Congress that the app is not a “weapon” for China
Passing a data privacy bill is “the only way to stop TikTok,” committee says.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/congress-calls-tiktok-ceos-security-and-privacy-assurances-worthless/
Exploding USB Sticks
In case you don’t have enough to worry about, people are hiding explosives—actual ones—in USB sticks
Exploding USB Sticks