Acronis Acquired for $3.5B; AI Slop, Zero-Days & More

The latest news in security reveals that Russians are reportedly posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks. This comes as the US has taken down Iranian propaganda sites. Also, a marketing company is asking, "Why Do We Have Your Information?" Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under a zero-day attack. China has upgraded its smartphone surveillance tools, and Ring has eased its anti-snooping stance. The DEF CON Franklin project is enlisting hackers to harden critical infrastructure. Jeff Moss states that voting village reports have been so successful that the entire DEF CON will now be included. EQT has bought a majority share in the Swiss cybersecurity business Acronis. This went at an equivalent of over 3.5 billion dollars valuation for the entire firm. Ten years after the first corporate ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight, though infosec remains a good career choice. These developments highlight the ongoing challenges in cybersecurity.