The push to let people fix their own gadgets scored big wins this year with new laws in three states, including Texas. But advocates warn the next battle is ensuring companies don’t find loopholes to avoid real change.
In a massive data scrape, the shadow library group Anna’s Archive claims to have downloaded metadata for Spotify’s entire library. The trove includes info on 256 million tracks and 86 million actual song files. This move blurs the lines between digital preservation and outright piracy.
Spotify is taking action against a shadow library site that claims to have scraped nearly its entire music catalog. The site, Anna’s Archive, says it’s sitting on 300 terabytes of data for 256 million tracks.
Security researchers warn that hackers are tricking users into entering codes on Microsoft’s real login page, granting attackers instant access. This method bypasses traditional MFA and phishing defenses entirely.
A new report details chaos inside the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The agency’s acting director allegedly failed a polygraph test, leading to a major internal standoff.
Hackers stole over 200 million PornHub user records for extortion. Meanwhile, a critical Cisco zero-day has been exploited for weeks, and two cybersecurity professionals have pleaded guilty to running their own ransomware scheme. The security landscape is getting messy.
Airbus is launching a massive tender to move its most sensitive apps to a European sovereign cloud. The contract is worth over €50 million and could last a decade. Yet, executives give it only an 80% chance of finding a suitable provider.
A federal appeals court has revived a major antitrust class action against Apple’s App Store. The case, which accuses Apple of monopolizing the iPhone app market, had been decertified last year.
A new analysis examines the inherent tension between slow-moving national cybersecurity policies and fast-evolving threats. While frameworks like zero trust are wins, their broad, complex nature makes practical implementation a major hurdle for already-stretched security teams.
A popular free VPN extension has been caught secretly stealing every AI prompt its users type. Researchers found it sends data to a broker, exposing millions. This is why you should never trust a free VPN.
