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Apple and Home Office agree to drop legal claim over encryption backdoor
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632561/Apple-and-Home-Office-agree-to-drop-legal-claim-over-encryption-backdoor

Apple and Home Office agree to drop legal claim over encryption backdoor
Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules that Apple’s appeal against the Home Office will no longer proceed because of a ‘change in circumstances’

Managed security services provider LevelBlue to acquire cybersecurity firm Cybereason, which raised $850M in total funding and undergone multiple restructurings (Greg Otto/CyberScoop)
https://cyberscoop.com/cybereason-levelblue-acquistion/

LevelBlue to acquire Cybereason in latest cybersecurity industry consolidation
LevelBlue announced Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cybereason, a Boston-based cybersecurity firm specializing in extended detection and response platforms and digital forensics. 

Bundesregierung: "Smart Meter Light" für Kleinhaushalte aktuell nicht machbar
Der Ruf von Petenten, Kleinspeicher in Mietwohnungen mit abgespeckten intelligenten Stromzählern auszurüsten, lässt sich derzeit wegen Formalien nicht umsetzen.

physics_collab: Multilayer physicist collaborations (2015)
Two multiplex networks of coauthorships among the Pierre Auger Collaboration of physicists (2010-2012) and among researchers who have posted preprints on arXiv.org (all papers up to May 2014). Layers represent different categories of publication, and an edge's weight indicates the number of reports written by the authors. These layers are one-mode projections from the underlying author-paper bipartite network.
This n…

CISA, FBI and Partners Unveil Critical Guidance to Protect Against Akira Ransomware Threat
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-fbi-and-partners-unveil-critical-guidance-protect-against-akira-ransomware-threat<…

Goldman Sachs agrees to acquire multi-stage investment firm Industry Ventures, which has $7B AUM, for $665M in cash and equity plus $300M tied to performance (Saeed Azhar/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/go…

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Bundesregierung: "Smart Meter Light" für Kleinhaushalte aktuell nicht machbar

Before you head out for the weekend, check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Chinese state hackers used Anthropic to automate cyber intrusions,
--UK MoD knew of Excel's security risks before Afghan data leak,
--NHS investigates Clop's attack claims,
--ASUS patches DSL router critical flaws,
--DoorDash reveals October security incident,
--US feds warn of Akira's expanded encryption …

Chinese state hackers used Anthropic to automate cyber intrusions
UK MoD knew of Excel's security risks before Afghan data leak, NHS investigates Clop's attack claims, ASUS patches DSL router critical flaws, DoorDash reveals October security incident, US feds warn of Akira's expanded encryption capabilities, Kraken is testing how fast it can encrypt, much more

OpenAI agrees to acquire 10GW of chips from Broadcom and co-design custom GPUs with Broadcom to run its AI models; sources: the deal is worth multiple billions (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-broad…

Sources: Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge in 2026, ending the MLS Season Pass subscription (Paul Tenorio/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6804777/2025/11/13/mls-apple-tv…

MLS, Apple TV to bring games outside of extra paywall in 2026: Sources
Beginning next season, MLS games will be even more accessible via Apple TV