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📰 Headline Highlights

• NEW LIGHTSPY SPYWARE VERSION TARGETS IPHONES WITH DESTRUCTIVE CAPABILITIES

• Los Angeles housing agency confirms another cyberattack after 2023 ransomware incident

• US Says Russia Behind Fake Haitian Voters Video

• Lithuania: Russian military intelligence behind plot to parcel bomb cargo planes

• Malware Campaign Uses Ethereum Smart Contracts to Control npm Typosquat Packages

• Interlock Ransomware Targets US Healthcare, IT and Government Sectors

• Canada Orders Shutdown of Local TikTok Branch Over Security Concerns

• Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

• China's Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singtel in 'test-run' for US telecom attacks

• Scammers Use DocuSign API to Evade Spam Filters with Phishing Invoices

• Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices

• FBI Warns Gmail, Outlook Users Of $100 Government Emergency Data Email Hack

FBI: Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement (on the election)

In other news, Congress must demand a study of America’s cyber forces

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The U.S. election security is not over as misinformation will restart shortly. Drawing from our experience in 2016, even though Russia seems to be working toward a stated goal, it will start a campaign to attack that stated goal. After all, it’s an adversarial nation to the United States.

Please check your sources. Don’t share so quickly. And be peaceful.

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Glossary/Legend:

• Ransomware - A type of malware that locks or encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to unlock and decrypt them. Ransomware can infect a variety of devices, including computers, smartphones, printers, and more.

• Deepfake - A video or audio of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information.

• Phishing - The fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

• Typosquatting - A cybercrime where criminals register a domain name that is a common misspelling of a popular website. The goal is to trick users into visiting the typosquatted site instead of the legitimate one

• Malware - Software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

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