☝️ TOP STORY

Apps like Zelle, Venmo drained by strangers

📰 Headline Highlights 📰

• Washing Machine Uses +3GB of Internet Data A Day!

• Microsoft Issues New Security Guidance After 'Sophisticated' Attack

• Backlash At Twitter After Sexually Explicit Taylor Swift Deepfake

• NSA Unlawfully Buys Americans' Data, Senator Wyden Demands Halt

• Ransomware Activity Dips but Cyber Crime Rates Rises

• Google to Integrate AI Into Our Text Messages

• Microsoft in Damage Control After Exploiting Security Breach

• FBI Director Warns Lawmakers Chinese Hackers Target US Critical Infrastructure

✍️ Quick Note

Yes, the newsletter got a whole new remake after only one short month but we believe that it is for the better. And it is all thanks to readers like you. Thank you for your most incredibly useful and helpful feedback. We got a new name and a new format. And the newsletter now ends here - right at the black bar.

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Cybersecurity 🛡️ Awareness 👨‍💻

Secure by Default

Now, what about privacy?

📌 Reminder of the Week

Secure Your Google Account

Have you secured your Google account already? If not, here’s the link: https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.google.com%2Fsecurity%3Fhl%3Den&hl=en

Simply go to the link and review all the devices your account is logged into. Sign out of those you are not familiar with. Also, do you need the multi-factor authentication turned on?

📱TEC TIP ✍️
Since today’s Top Story is about app security, we thought it’ll be appropriate to tell you about the privacy options on your financial apps. Adjust the privacy options in your apps to secure them.

Inside ⬡ is now inside Editor’s Note!

Rejoice! This edition is even shorter than the last and it packs more crucial information than the previous editions. However, I really think that just means a lot more is going on in cybersecurity this past week than before.

For those who simply don’t have the time, we have picked one story in “Top Story” to highlight that appears above the fold. Right after that is “Headline Highlights” - headlines of top cybersecurity stories throughout the last week.

The newsletter name has now changed to simply “Hexagon Center Weekly.” Nothing about briefing or security. It’s about Hexagon Center - which is more relevant to you - and we incorporated some critical components that will help you through the week.

Next week, if the “news gods” permitting, we’ll tell you more about the developments of Hexagon Center.

Glossary/Legend:

• Secure by default - refers to the design principle of configuring products and systems with the most secure settings as their default option. This means users don't need to actively take steps to enhance security, ensuring a safer environment from the get-go.

• deepfake - a synthetic media that has been digitally manipulated using deep learning techniques to convincingly replace one person's likeness with another, often used in videos or audio recordings.

• Critical infrastructure - refers to the systems and assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy.

• Above the fold - Refers to the portion of a webpage that is visible without scrolling.

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