TechLetters #189 Routing security. Telegram owner's iPhone infected with spyware. Firefox will be blocking third-party cookies.
Security
U.S. White House wants to enhance routing security. Network operators acknowledge routing security's importance but often prioritize other cybersecurity concerns. Customers don't see the benefits of routing security, as it competes with higher-priority business and cybersecurity needs.
Telegram owner Pavel Durov's iPhone hacked. By the French and Saudi Arabia. Injected spyware software in 2017. France also supposedly desired to hack Telegram.
Iranian firm paid >$3 million in ransom to prevent stop a threat group from releasing individual account data from 20 domestic banks. There was a fear that this would destabilise the financial system.
Global cyberattacks on infrastructure. For the purposes of espionage, sabotage, and reputational harm. Now attributed to the Russian Military Intelligence (GRU) by Western allied States. Unit 29155 cyber actors rely on non-GRU actors, including known cyber-criminals and enablers to conduct their operations.
Privacy
Firefox to block third-party cookies. Third-party cookies pose significant risks to user privacy, allowing trackers to monitor individuals across the web. Browser vendors have committed to phasing them out. Now Firefox is near to block third-party cookies by default.
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