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We brought together the most important news of the week from the world of cyber security. Experts have calculated that government restrictions on the Internet in 2022 cost
We brought together the most important news of the week from the world of cyber security.
Top10VPN researchers have calculated that various online restrictions by governments cost the global economy $10.1 billion in 2022.
The most serious cases of Internet restrictions were recorded in the Russian Federation. They are associated with blocking almost all of the world’s most popular social networks. The cuts cost $8.78 billion.
In total, analysts recorded 54 cases of Internet restrictions in 16 countries this year. In total, since 2019, various Internet outages have cost the economy more than $27 billion.
Apple has announced the introduction of a new Lockdown Mode feature designed to protect users from the spread of spyware.
It will be implemented in the fall on iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. First of all, it is aimed at users who could be potential targets of various spyware, such as journalists and human rights activists.
When running in Lockdown Mode, most file types are blocked, except images in messages, and link previews are disabled.
Additionally, Apple will provide a $10 million grant to support cybersecurity initiatives focused on spyware research.
Former Facebook content reviewer Brennan Lawson said she was fired for raising the alarm about the company’s protocol to allow employees to recover user-deleted data. Bloomberg writes about it.
According to him, social networkers can “bypass Facebook’s privacy protocols” by getting information from Messenger that “users choose to delete”. Lawson said this violated EU digital data privacy rules and the Federal Trade Commission’s requirement that Facebook accurately inform users about its data retention policies.
He added that the protocol is mainly used to provide information to law enforcement.
Google developers have released an update for the Chrome browser. Fixes a zero-day vulnerability already exploited by attackers.
Russia has restricted access to the secure mail service from Swisscows. Roskomnadzor claimed that false messages about mining were sent through it.
Swisscows is known as a search engine that does not store user search queries. In 2022, the company launched its own privacy-focused VPN and email service.
AstraLocker ransomware operators announced that they are no longer working and have released decryption tools. Reported by Bleeping Computer.
“The fun always ends sooner or later,” one of the malware’s operators told reporters. He added that he would stop making ransomware and move on to crypto theft.
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