Weekly Digest Issue #87 – August 8, 2024

CyAN’s weekly digest of cybersecurity news from around the globe. Find the links to the full articles below.

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Cybersecurity News

  1. Cyberattack knocks Mobile Guardian MDM offline and wipes thousands of student devices
    https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/cyberattack-knocks-mobile-guardian-mdm-offline-and-wipes-thousands-of-student-devices/
  2. Microsoft punches back at Delta Air Lines and its legal threats
    https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/07/microsoft_delta_fight/
  3. Every Microsoft employee is now being judged on their security work
    https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/5/24213774/microsoft-security-performance-reviews-employees-top-priority
  4. Keir Starmer says facial recognition tech is the answer to far-right riots
    https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/keir_starmer_facial_recognition
  5. Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks
    https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-android-zero-day-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/
  6. The Loper Bright Decision: How it Impacts Cybersecurity Law
    https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/the-loper-bright-decision-how-it.html
  7. Release of Russian hackers believed to be first U.S. prisoner swap to include international cybercriminal
    https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-releases-russian-hackers-evan-gershkovich-prisoner-swap-rcna164746
  8. Kazakh Organizations Targeted by ‘Bloody Wolf’ Cyber Attacks
    https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/kazakh-organizations-targeted-by-bloody.html