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Watch this week's ThreatWire episode for coverage on: 60 Million+ Fitness Records Exposed, a record breaking botnet hit Yandex, and WhatsApp Rolls Out E2EE Backups

In other news: 

An unofficial Colbalt Strike Beacon Linux version was spotted by security researchers. It's being actively used to target organizations worldwide. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-made-linux-cobalt-strike-beacon-used-in-ongoing-attacks/

ProtonMail turned over the IP address and device fingerprint to Swiss authorities for a French climate activist. This appears to go against their own policies which say they don't keep IP logs that could be linked to anonymous email accounts. ProtonMail is a Swiss company and has to comply with Swiss court demands, so ProtonMail was forced to begin logging info for a particular account. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/09/privacy-focused-protonmail-provided-a-users-ip-address-to-authorities/

Zoom is unveiling new E2EE for zoom phone as well as verified identities. https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-unveils-new-security-features-including-end-to-end-encryption-for-zoom-phone-verified-identities-and-more/

Google has been sending user data to Hong Kong authorities. https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gave-user-data-to-hong-kong-authorities-last-year-2021-9

A new OMG Lightning cable is now available: https://www.vice.com/en/article/k789me/omg-cables-keylogger-usbc-lightning

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