Tea for Six Point Two with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending August 5th., 2025

EP 254. 

In this week's update:
Despite back-to-back data breaches and legal blowback, women are still queuing up by the millions for Tea.  This is one hot dating app that's apparently more viral than secure.
North Korean IT operatives are clocking into remote jobs worldwide. Fueled by GenAI and fake identities in what CrowdStrike calls a daily cybersecurity crisis.
A British luggage startup managed to lose more than just bags. Airportr briefly exposed diplomatic travel data and full backend access to anyone with a browser and curiosity.
According to Veracode, nearly half of all AI-generated code is insecure. And that should leave you feeling insecure, especially if your code reviews have been neglected
Microsoft confirmed Chinese engineers have long supported the same SharePoint software recently hacked by Beijing.  The breach hit hundreds of U.S. institutions—including nuclear and homeland security.
Russian state hackers tricked foreign embassies into installing fake updates from “Kaspersky.”  The malware came with a rogue root certificate—and full surveillance capabilities.
Signal’s president warned it might pull out of Australia over demands to weaken encryption. The country’s privacy pushback continues—and secure apps are packing their bags.
Los Alamos is pouring resources into AI research—because in 2025, the most powerful weapon might be a large language model, rather than a missile.
Finish that cuppa, we have a lot to cover!

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