Avoid the Hack! :donor:<p>Monday and another edition (Week 6) of the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> Roundup.</p><p>This is probably the biggest one yet, featuring:</p><p>- National <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> and privacy risks associated with DOGE access to systems <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Techcrunch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Techcrunch</span></a></span><br>- UK government demanding backdoor access to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> iCloud... for _all_ users<br>- Privacy and security concerns about <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/deekseek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deekseek</span></a> app <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span><br>- First reported OCR malware on the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> Store<br>- Odd app supposedly authored by Google appearing on some user's <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> devices<br>- Important security fixes for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span>, firefox <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mozillaofficial</span></a></span>, and Chromium-based browsers</p><p>... and more.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacymatters</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p><p><a href="https://avoidthehack.com/privacy-week6-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">avoidthehack.com/privacy-week6</span><span class="invisible">-2025</span></a></p>