Apple’s new iPhone security setting keeps thieves out of your digital accounts
Apple added a feature to iOS 17.3 that appears to address an iPhone security vulnerability that lets thieves steal iCloud accounts using only a user’s iPhone PIN.
Amazon sues group that fakes returns so people can get free MacBooks - The Verge
Amazon sues REKK, which allegedly helped shoppers get other expensive items for free by hacking and bribing fulfillment center employees to approve fake returns.
Microsoft is overhauling its software security after major Azure cloud attacks
Microsoft is making big changes to its cybersecurity approach. It comes after major cloud attacks in recent years and will mean an overhaul to how software is built inside Microsoft.
‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty for the massive 2020 Twitter hack - The Verge
PlugwalkJoe, aka Joseph James O’Connor, a UK citizen connected to the 2020 Twitter hack affecting many high-profile accounts, including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Apple, has pled guilty to cyberstalking and other crimes. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that O’Connor has been extradited to the US.
OpenAI managed to appease Italian data authorities and lift the country’s effective ban on ChatGPT last week, but its fight against European regulators is far from over.