Apple's Privacy Dilemma in the UK

A major employee screening provider discloses a data breach affecting over 3.3 million people. Signal considers exiting Sweden over a proposed law that would give police access to encrypted messages. House Democrats call out DOGE’s negligent cybersecurity practices. Critical vulnerabilities in Rsync allow attackers to execute remote code. A class action lawsuit claims Amazon violates Washington State’s privacy laws. CISA warns that attackers are exploiting Microsoft’s Partner Center platform. A researcher discovers a critical remote code execution vulnerability in MITRE’s Caldera security training platform. An analysis of  CISA’s JCDC AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook. Ben Yelin explains Apple pulling iCloud end-to-end encryption in response to the UK Government. A Disney employee’s cautionary tale. 

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CyberWire Guest

We are joined by Caveat podcast co-host Ben Yelin to discuss Apple pulling iCloud end-to-end encryption in response to the UK Government. You can read the article from Bleeping Computer here. Ben is the Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security. You can catch Caveat every Thursday here on the N2K CyberWire network and on your favorite podcast app. 

Selected Reading

3.3 Million People Impacted by DISA Data Breach (SecurityWeek)

DOGE must halt all ‘negligent cybersecurity practices,’ House Democrats tell Trump (The Record)

Signal May Exit Sweden If Government Imposes Encryption Backdoor (Infosecurity Magazine)

Rsync Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Gain Full Control of Servers - PoC Released (Cyber Security News)

Lawsuit: Amazon Violates Washington State Health Data Law (BankInfo Security)

CISA Warns of Microsoft Partner Center Access Control Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (Cyber Security News)

MITRE Caldera security suite scores perfect 10 for insecurity (The Register)

CISA’s AI cybersecurity playbook calls for greater collaboration, but trust is key to successful execution (CyberScoop)

A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life. (Wall Street Journal) 

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