Hustle Hard. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 14th. 2025.

EP 225

This week referring strangers for jobs is the new tech hustle... Proof that even networking has gone freelance.
The Texas AG claims apps and insurers are snooping so hard they probably know your snack habits while he goes for big lunch money.
The EU just fined itself €400 for breaking GDPR, demonstrating that even bureaucracies aren’t above self-sabotage.
Your data’s safe today, but quantum computers might soon laugh at your encryption like it’s a flip phone.
Hackers use AWS to lock your AWS data; like robbers stealing your house keys and using them to lock you out.
Step aside Phishing, browser hacks are the new cybercrime hotness; update your apps before they update your bank balance.
T3 FCU froze $100 million in criminal crypto, reminding bad actors that crime doesn’t pay—but it does chill.
North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole $235M in crypto, reminding us that even your custodial wallet isn’t safe from global espionage.
Let's Hustle.  Let's hustle hard.

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