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⚠️ Largest supply chain attack in history targets crypto users through NPM
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- A software maintainer's NPM account was compromised through a phishing scheme, leading to malicious code being added to 18 packages with billions of weekly downloads.
- The attack targeted blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin by tricking the developer with a fake email about a 2FA reset that appeared to be from the NPM organization.
- While this infection is being called the largest supply chain attack in history, NPM has started deleting the malicious versions of the software to prevent widespread damage.
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👁️ US tech giants built China's surveillance state
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- US tech companies like IBM worked directly with Chinese police and defense contractors to design the country's surveillance apparatus, even pitching their technology as a tool for controlling citizens.
- Evidence from thousands of leaked emails shows former IBM partner Landasoft copied its i2 police surveillance analysis software to track and detain people during the brutal crackdown in Xinjiang.
- The American firms brought "predictive policing" to China, a system that allows authorities to preemptively arrest individuals by mining vast data like texts, video, DNA swabs, and power use.
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💥 Whistleblower sues Meta over claims of WhatsApp security flaws
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- Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp's former security chief, is suing Meta, alleging he found "systemic cybersecurity failures" where 1,500 engineers could review sensitive personal information without any audit trail.
- The lawsuit states these security flaws violate a 2020 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and that WhatsApp lacked a comprehensive inventory or systems for monitoring data.
- Baig claims Meta retaliated for his "cybersecurity disclosure," giving him negative feedback before firing him for "poor performance" after he filed complaints with the SEC and OSHA.
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📉 Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”
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- In a new legal filing for its adtech antitrust case, Google claimed the open web is in “rapid decline,” an argument made to prevent a court-ordered breakup.
- The company says that being forced to divest its AdX marketplace would hasten the demise of wide swaths of the web that are dependent on advertising revenue.
- This argument conflicts with Google’s usual position that AI Overviews does not reduce web traffic and that search clicks from its platform are remaining “relatively stable.”
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🙏 Snap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue stalls
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- In response to mounting pressure, Snap's CEO announced a company-wide restructuring into small "startup squads" of 10 to 15 people designed to better compete against its larger rivals.
- This reorganization comes as Snap’s advertising revenue growth flatlined at 4 percent and its North American daily active users declined by 2 percent, a troubling sign for the company.
- While ads slow, Snapchat+ subscriptions now generate over $700 million in annual recurring revenue from more than 15 million paying subscribers, becoming one of Snap’s fastest-growing opportunities.
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🤑 Microsoft signs up to $19.4B AI deal with Nebius
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- Microsoft signed a $17.4 billion, five-year cloud deal with Nebius for long-term access to high-speed GPUs, with a potential expansion that could increase its total value to $19.4 billion.
- The agreement provides a secure source of GPUs outside traditional channels, helping Microsoft avoid hardware bottlenecks and diversify its infrastructure away from a handful of manufacturing partners like Nvidia.
- Nebius will grant access to dedicated GPU clusters from a new data center, gaining a steady revenue stream to fund growth and expand its global AI footprint.
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