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 Dumb #Microsoft. 

KB5036980. Don't install it. You can delay it.

Microsoft Pushes Start Menu Ads to All #Windows11 Users https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-pushes-start-menu-ads-to-windows-11-users @c4077be6 
 Fasten your seat belts. The list of data WhatsApp siphons is staggering. #Privacy 

#WhatsApp vs. #Signal vs. #Telegram vs. #Facebook: What data do they have about you? https://www.zdnet.com/article/whatsapp-vs-signal-vs-telegram-vs-facebook-what-data-do-they-have-about-you/ 
 #Microsoft to shut down 50 cloud services for Russian businesses by the end of March #cybersecurity #infosec https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-shut-down-50-cloud-services-for-russian-businesses/ @74d972ae 
 How to create a passkey for your #Google account (and why you should) https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-create-a-passkey-for-your-google-account/ @f57e1a31 @81aec243 
 From yesterday. #AI #cybersecurity #infosec 

National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center https://apnews.com/article/nsa-artificial-intelligence-security-deepfakes-f9b19dd64890884cc2b0700ddf66e666 @8a25122b 
 @663e5b60 Russia had some cybercriminal gangs operating there for a long time, but it only went all out after the war. 
 If you missed this, DHS is investigating whether floor plans and other security information were exposed in #ransomware attack on contractor #cybersecurity #infosec https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/28/politics/dhs-investigating-ransomware-attack/index.html @563c8692 
 Newly discovered attack lets malicious websites "read the usernames, passwords, and other sensitive visual data displayed by other websites." #infosec #cybersecurity 

It "violates a critical security principle that forms one of the most fundamental security boundaries safeguarding the Internet."

GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/gpus-from-all-major-suppliers-are-vulnerable-to-new-pixel-stealing-attack/ @872ab8e1 @b902f84f 
 #Indie developers react to "astonishing scumbag move" of #Unity's new install charge https://www.eurogamer.net/indie-developers-react-to-astonishing-scumbag-move-of-unitys-new-install-charge @e4c0992c 
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 @663e5b60 You are right. And it isn't good news.  But we've been pushing China hard enough to get a push back. There are some interesting results if you search for China's cyberoperations. This one is from January: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/the-5x5/the-5x5-chinas-cyber-operations/