Microsoft identifies a destructive malware operation targeting multiple Ukrainian orgs; the malware looks like ransomware but lacks a ransom recovery mechanism Source
Facebook says the leaked 533M records are a different data set that attackers created by abusing a flaw in a Facebook contacts import feature, not by hacking Source
Personally identifiable data of 533M Facebook users has been posted online; Facebook says the data comes from a leak that was reported on and fixed in 2019 Source
Flurry analysis: just 4% of iPhone users in the US and 12% worldwide have so far actively chosen to opt into app tracking after the rollout of iOS 14.5 Source
As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms Source
Supreme Court rules 6-2 in Google’s favor in copyright dispute with Oracle over Java APIs, overturning Oracle’s win Source
As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter let Trump cheer them on using their platforms, only adding ineffective labels Source
Facebook is building an Android-based smartwatch with health and fitness capabilities, which it aims to launch in 2022 Source
China’s crackdown on its tech giants wiped a combined $823B off their market value since a Feb. peak, with Tencent, Alibaba, and Kuaishou as the biggest losers Source
At least 30K US organizations have been hacked by an aggressive Chinese espionage group exploiting unpatched flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange Server Source