Welcome to this week’s edition of The Keys To Cyber Digest by MSC Security! We’re here to arm you with knowledge, protect what matters, and sprinkle in a little humor along the way. Because while cybersecurity is serious business, staying safe online can still be a little fun.

This Week’s Highlights

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Is Your Smartphone Watching You Right Now?

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CISA says recent government hack limited to US Treasury

The Treasury Department disclosed last Monday that Chinese government hackers breached its network in what it described as a "major cybersecurity incident" after compromising a BeyondTrust instance used by the federal agency using a stolen Remote Support SaaS API key. 

In a letter to Congress, the agency said its remote support provider, BeyondTrust, first notified it of the breach on December 8th.

"Based on available indicators, the incident has been attributed to a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor. In accordance with Treasury policy, intrusions attributable to an APT are considered a major cybersecurity incident," the letter added.

Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Apple released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Apple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

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