Security
January 6 panel examines whether erased Secret Service texts can be revived — The Guardian
The House committee investigating the Capitol attack is examining whether Secret Service text messages from 5 and 6 January 2021 that were erased around the time of an internal review can be reconstructed, writes Hugo Lowell.
Hacker claims they stole police data on a billion Chinese citizens — Engadget
A hacker (or group of hackers) claims to have stolen data on a billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database, writes K. Holt.
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Google warns of new spyware targeting iOS and Android users — Wired
Google's Threat Analysis Group and Project Zero vulnerability analysis team published findings about the iOS version of a spyware product attributed to the Italian developer...
Peraton wins $562.9M DoD cyber crime TABO task order
Peraton subsidiary Perspecta Enterprise Services has been awarded the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Technical, Analytical, and Business Operations Services (TABO) task order, worth up to $562.9 million.
IBM to acquire Randori
IBM says it plans to acquire Boston-based cybersecurity provider Randori, a company working on attack surface management (ASM).