Microsoft’s chief legal officer Brad Smith testified that China, Iran, and Russia are intensifying digital efforts to meddle in global elections. This comes as Microsoft’s own security culture was criticised as inadequate by the US Cyber Safety Review Board, after Chinese hackers accessed hundreds of email accounts using its technology. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has vowed to prioritise security while the company improves its Windows operating system.
2024 saw a surge in malicious free VPN apps
Kaspersky’s new research reveals a surge in malicious free VPN apps in 2024, with malware downloads by VPN users worldwide increasing by 2.5 times between
