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End of the line finally coming for BlackBerry devices

Key services, including network provisioning, will shut down January 4th. https://bit.ly/3FBRZtL

AWS suffers third outage of the month

Failure in northern Virginia data center affects Slack, Epic Games among others. https://bit.ly/33Rub7f

The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse

Things changed once US diplomats in Uganda got hacked by Pegasus. https://bit.ly/3edwAeh

YouTube TV loses ESPN, ABC, and all other Disney-owned channels

YouTube TV can't strike new deal with Disney, lowers price from $65 to $50. https://bit.ly/3q5Bgs9

Google warns that NSO hacking is on par with elite nation-state spies

ForcedEntry is “one of the most technically sophisticated exploits.” https://bit.ly/3p7KtBd

Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server

Joker malware, which surreptitiously signs up users to pricey services, strikes again. https://bit.ly/33r99fk

Comcast delays data caps in Northeast US for at least another year

Most Comcast customers are still capped, but Northeast states get another reprieve. https://bit.ly/3GMms8A

Patch fixing critical Log4J 0-day has its own vulnerability that’s under exploit

If you've patched using Log4J 2.15.0, it's time to update again. Stat! https://bit.ly/3dSJpuz

Ajit Pai and Tom Wheeler agree: The FAA is behaving badly in battle against FCC

FAA fights use of spectrum that's already deployed safely in dozens of countries. https://bit.ly/3GL8m7k

YouTube TV warns it may lose all Disney-owned channels amid contract dispute

YouTube TV will temporarily lower price by $15 if it loses Disney-owned channels. https://bit.ly/30pFe6a

Hackers launch over 840,000 attacks through Log4J flaw

Researchers claim Chinese government groups are among the perpetrators. https://bit.ly/3yy1VSs

As Log4Shell wreaks havoc, payroll service reports ransomware attack

Kronos outage will last several weeks. Firm advises customers to use other services. https://bit.ly/3oP8MDC

The Log4Shell zeroday 4 days on. What is it and how bad is it really?

If the max severity 0day hasn't already dampened your xmas spirit it likely soon will. https://bit.ly/31QmI7n

The Internet’s biggest players are all affected by critical Log4Shell 0-day

Seeing is believing. Critical Log4j vulnerability is an Internet-wide threat. https://bit.ly/3rWjz0W

Zeroday in ubiquitous Log4j tool poses a grave threat to the Internet

Minecraft is the first, but certainly not the last, app known to be affected. https://bit.ly/33j3SGP

300,000 MikroTik routers are ticking security time bombs, researchers say

Device owners have yet to install patches for 3 high-severity vulnerabilities. https://bit.ly/31ORnC8

Malicious NPM packages are part of a malware “barrage” hitting repositories

People's trust in repositories make them the perfect vectors for malware. https://bit.ly/3GIzPXB

Tor is under threat from Russian censorship and Sybil attacks

Tor Project leaders disconnect rogue nodes and call on volunteers to bypass censorship. https://bit.ly/3DA8d4D

Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history

Verizon renamed scanning program and enrolled customers who previously opted out. https://bit.ly/3ovQwz5

Microsoft seizes domains used by “highly sophisticated” hackers in China

Move allows Microsoft to intercept traffic infected devices send to hacker's servers. https://bit.ly/3GjkNqU

SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new tricks for mass compromise attacks

The Kremlin-backed hacking outfit's toolbox seems to grow by the month. https://bit.ly/31vM2Qg

iPhones of US diplomats hacked using “0-click” exploits from embattled NSO

NSO's stealthy Pegasus malware gives full remote access to infected devices. https://bit.ly/3Dkrwin

AT&T failed to fix Ohio man’s broken Internet service for a month

Fixed wireless user just needed a new antenna, but AT&T couldn't figure out the problem. https://bit.ly/3di4K01

Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood steals data of 400,000 patients

Hackers had access to Planned Parenthood's Los Angeles chapter for 8 days. https://bit.ly/3Ii76u0

Really stupid “smart contract” bug let hackers steal $31 million in digital coin

Company says it has contacted the hacker in an attempt to recover the funds. Good luck. https://bit.ly/31dBwx5

Thousands of AT&T customers in the US infected by new data-stealing malware

Malware exploits 2017 vulnerability in a widely used network edge device. https://bit.ly/3xG7620