Chinese hackers serve up espionage.

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Chinese hackers infiltrate a major U.S. law firm. The EU Commission President warns Russia is waging a hybrid war against Europe. Researchers say LoJax is the latest malware from Russia’s Fancy Bear. Salesforce refuses ransom demands. London Police arrest two teens over an alleged ransomware attack on a preschool. Microsoft tightens Windows 11 setup restrictions. SINET and DataTribe spotlight 2025 cybersecurity innovators. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sean Deuby, Semperis Principal Technologist, discussing identity system security and the growth of the HIP Conference. Employees overshare with ChatGPT.

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On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by ⁠Sean Deuby⁠, ⁠Semperis⁠ Principal Technologist, discussing identity system security and the growth of the ⁠HIP Conference⁠ while highlighting some of the keynotes and presentations. If you want to hear the full conversation, you can tune in here.

Selected Reading

Chinese Hackers Said to Target U.S. Law Firms (The New York Times)

Russia is at ‘hybrid war’ with Europe, warns EU chief, calling for members ‘to take it very seriously’ (The Record)

What you need to know about “LoJax”, the new, stealthy malware from Fancy Bear (ESET)

Salesforce refuses to pay ransom over widespread data theft attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Teens arrested in London preschool ransomware attack (The Register)

Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11 (Bleeping Computer)

SINET Announces the 2025 SINET16 Innovator Awards (BusinessWire)

DataTribe Announces Finalists for Eighth Annual Cybersecurity Startup Challenge (DataTribe)

Employees regularly paste company secrets into ChatGPT (The Register)

One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill (POLITICO)

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