Feds Oppose Immediate Release of Voting Machine Report

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A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in voting machines used by Georgia and other states and says the document shouldn’t be made public until the agency has had time to assess and mitigate potential risks.

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Spanish Authorities Dismantle SIM Swapping Gang

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Spanish authorities this week announced they arrested eight individuals that were part of a fraud ring that employed SIM swapping to compromise bank accounts.

The suspects used phishing and impersonation to obtain the personal information of potential victims and then proceeded to take over online banking accounts to steal money.

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Senators: CIA Has Secret Program That Collects American Data

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The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress.

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Alphabet’s CapitalG Makes Big Bet on Salt Security

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Salt Security is the latest addition to a growing list of cybersecurity startups boasting billion-dollar valuations.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Salt Security on Thursday announced a new $140 million funding round that brings its valuation to $1.4 billion and signals heightened investor interest in the API security space.

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Apple Says WebKit Zero-Day Hitting iOS, macOS Devices

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Apple’s struggles with zero-day attacks on its iOS and macOS platforms are showing no signs of slowing down.

For the second time in as many months, Cupertino released iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates to address a critical WebKit security defect (CVE-2022-22620) that exposes Apple devices to remote code execution attacks.

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