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- Russian actors are impersonating Signal support for phishing; other security incidents reported.
- Microsoft's patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, now exploited in zero-day attacks; plus China's surveillance upgrades and Ring's policy changes.
- DEF CON's Franklin project enlists hackers to secure critical infrastructure, expanding from voting village successes.
- EQT acquires majority stake in Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis at a valuation exceeding $3.5 billion.
- Mikko Hyppönen notes ten years since first corporate ransomware, with no end in sight, but stable careers in infosec.
- FOSS broke one Microsoft monopoly; after 20 years of failure, it aims to break another.
- GNOME can mimic Windows appearance using Flashback without extensions; a simpler taskbar option is available.
- Debian releases final version for x86-32 architecture alongside new versions 13.6 and 12.15.
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- Frame is a new X11 server implemented directly in assembly language.
- Cinnamon 6.8 will optionally support Wayland display server.