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#AxisofEasy 434: Ireland Moves To Expand Digital Surveillance Powers Jan 23, 2026

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Ireland Moves to Expand Digital Surveillance Powers Senators Reintroduce KOSMA, Raising Age Verification and Privacy Concerns New Linux Malware Built by AI and One Developer Google Gemini AI Vulnerability Exposes Calendar Data Tennessee Hacker Pleads Guilty to Breaching Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and VA Systems

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#AxisOfEasy 433: Australia Moves To Enact Sweeping New Hate Speech And Extremism Laws Jan 15, 2026

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Australia Moves to Enact Sweeping New Hate Speech and Extremism Laws Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files Can x402 micropayments save Open Source Software? VoidLink: A Stealthy New Cloud Malware Targets Linux Infrastructure DeadLock Ransomware Exploits Blockchain to Evade Detection Microsoft and Law Enforcement Take Down RedVDS Cybercrime Platform Fortinet Patches Six Critical Vulnerabilities Across Key Products

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#AxisOfEasy 432: Spotify Probes Alleged Massive Music Scrape and DRM Circumvention Jan 09, 2026

In this issue:

Spotify Probes Alleged Massive Music Scrape and DRM Circumvention
MongoBleed: Critical MongoDB Exploit Goes Public Over the Holidays
California Launches Nation’s Strictest Data Deletion Law
Apple Warns Users of Government Spyware Attacks
Critical D-Link DSL Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

In this issue:

Spotify Probes Alleged Massive Music Scrape and DRM Circumvention
MongoBleed: Critical MongoDB Exploit Goes Public Over the Holidays
California Launches Nation’s Strictest Data Deletion Law
Apple Warns Users of Government Spyware Attacks
Critical D-Link DSL Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

#AxisOfEasy 431: UK Moves Toward Mandatory Phone Surveillance Dec 18, 2025

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UK moves toward mandatory phone surveillance
Apple Permanently Disables Longtime Developer’s Account, Bricking Devices
PornHub Extorted After Historical Data Breach by ShinyHunters
Russian APT28 Targets Ukrainian Webmail in Credential-Theft Campaign
Canadian Committee Votes to Remove Religious Speech Protections

In this issue:

UK moves toward mandatory phone surveillance
Apple Permanently Disables Longtime Developer’s Account, Bricking Devices
PornHub Extorted After Historical Data Breach by ShinyHunters
Russian APT28 Targets Ukrainian Webmail in Credential-Theft Campaign
Canadian Committee Votes to Remove Religious Speech Protections

#AxisOfEasy 430: Trump Administration Plans Mandatory Social Media And Family Data For Foreign Visitors Dec 11, 2025

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Trump Administration Plans Mandatory Social Media and Family Data for Foreign Visitors
Yet Another Cloudflare Outage (YATO)
Conservative Party of Canada Faces Major Cybersecurity Breach Affecting Hundreds of Candidates
Chinese Hackers Use BRICKSTORM Malware to Target Governments and Critical Technology Systems
Researchers Discover EtherRAT Malware Exploiting Critical React2Shell Vulnerability
Developers Are Targeted by Malicious VS Code Extensions That Steal Data

In this issue:

Trump Administration Plans Mandatory Social Media and Family Data for Foreign Visitors
Yet Another Cloudflare Outage (YATO)
Conservative Party of Canada Faces Major Cybersecurity Breach Affecting Hundreds of Candidates
Chinese Hackers Use BRICKSTORM Malware to Target Governments and Critical Technology Systems
Researchers Discover EtherRAT Malware Exploiting Critical React2Shell Vulnerability
Developers Are Targeted by Malicious VS Code Extensions That Steal Data

#AxisOfEasy 429: Edmonton’s New Police Pilot Brings Facial Recognition Into Officers’ Line Of Sight Dec 04, 2025

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Edmonton’s new police pilot brings facial recognition into officers’ line of sight
Marquis Fintech Confirms Ransomware Attack That Exposed Data of Hundreds of Thousands of Bank Customers
React and Next.js Servers Face Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
India Orders Apple and Other Smartphone Makers to Preinstall Government Tracking App on All Devices
ClickFix Attack Surges Over 500 Percent and Puts Users at Risk from Fake ChatGPT Installers

In this issue:

Edmonton’s new police pilot brings facial recognition into officers’ line of sight
Marquis Fintech Confirms Ransomware Attack That Exposed Data of Hundreds of Thousands of Bank Customers
React and Next.js Servers Face Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
India Orders Apple and Other Smartphone Makers to Preinstall Government Tracking App on All Devices
ClickFix Attack Surges Over 500 Percent and Puts Users at Risk from Fake ChatGPT Installers

#AxisOfEasy 428: Samsung Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Hidden Spyware Claims On Its Budget Phones Nov 28, 2025

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Samsung faces renewed scrutiny over hidden spyware claims on its budgetphones
Windows 11 Update Causes Major Disruption for Virtual Desktop and FirstTime Users
Hackers Breach Major Banking Vendor Compromising Client and CustomerData
Several Jury Management Websites Exposed Sensitive Data Across theUnited States and Canada
Shai Hulud returns with a sweeping supply chain attack on Zapier and ENS
AIs can be hacked with poetry

In this issue:

Samsung faces renewed scrutiny over hidden spyware claims on its budgetphones
Windows 11 Update Causes Major Disruption for Virtual Desktop and FirstTime Users
Hackers Breach Major Banking Vendor Compromising Client and CustomerData
Several Jury Management Websites Exposed Sensitive Data Across theUnited States and Canada
Shai Hulud returns with a sweeping supply chain attack on Zapier and ENS
AIs can be hacked with poetry

#AxisOfEasy 427: Cloudflare’s Internal Failure Briefly Turns The Internet’s Biggest Platforms Dark Nov 20, 2025

In this issue:

Cloudflare’s internal failure briefly turns the internet’s biggest platforms dark
Protei is hacked and its surveillance data spills into public view
AI runs most of a state-backed cyberattack and forces OpenAI to sound the alarm
Google Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Activation of AI Across Its Platforms
Logitech Confirms Cybersecurity Breach After Being Named a Victim by Cl0p Ransomware Group
Venezuelan doctor gets 30-years in prison for WhatsApp voice note

In this issue:

Cloudflare’s internal failure briefly turns the internet’s biggest platforms dark
Protei is hacked and its surveillance data spills into public view
AI runs most of a state-backed cyberattack and forces OpenAI to sound the alarm
Google Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Activation of AI Across Its Platforms
Logitech Confirms Cybersecurity Breach After Being Named a Victim by Cl0p Ransomware Group
Venezuelan doctor gets 30-years in prison for WhatsApp voice note

#AxisOfEasy 426: Canada Quietly Advances Digital Identity Plans In The 2025 Federal Budget Nov 14, 2025

In this issue:

– Canada quietly advances digital identity plans in the 2025 federal budget – OpenAI faces lawsuits claiming ChatGPT’s design led to user suicides – Washington Post and Other Major Organizations Fall Victim to Widespread – Oracle E Business Suite Hack – Google Takes Legal Action Against Chinese Cybercriminals Running Global Smishing Operations – Private Vendor Uses Spyware to Target Samsung Galaxy Devices in the Middle East – China’s Largest Cybersecurity Firm Breached – Question from Mark: Do You Use n8n workflows?

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#AxisOfEasy 425: Microsoft Teams Security Flaws Show How Easily Digital Trust Can Be Exploited Nov 06, 2025

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Microsoft Teams Security Flaws Show How Easily Digital Trust Can Be Exploited
DHS Plans to Collect Biometrics from Immigrants and US Citizens Alike
Threat Actors Have Turned the OpenAI Assistants API Into a Stealthy Malware
Control Channel Lawmakers Demand FTC Investigate Flock Safety Over Security Risks in License Plate Camera Network
Windows Faces Widespread Attacks as Two Critical Vulnerabilities Remain Actively Exploited

In this issue:

Microsoft Teams Security Flaws Show How Easily Digital Trust Can Be Exploited
DHS Plans to Collect Biometrics from Immigrants and US Citizens Alike
Threat Actors Have Turned the OpenAI Assistants API Into a Stealthy Malware
Control Channel Lawmakers Demand FTC Investigate Flock Safety Over Security Risks in License Plate Camera Network
Windows Faces Widespread Attacks as Two Critical Vulnerabilities Remain Actively Exploited

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