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​Weekly IT Roundup 🤠

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Good morning!

This Weekly Roundup is going out on a Tuesday. We’ve been playing around with send days. Maybe Tuesday is better?

If you didn’t catch Friday’s security sync session, you can watch it here. Lewis Pope always delivers the latest CyberSec news whenever we chat with him.

Hope you are well!

-Stetson

Tech News TL;DR

This week’s IT and tech news in 5-minutes-ish or less

🔐 Cyber-Security

• Scattered Spider Hackers Pivot from Retail to Target US Insurance Companies
  Google warns of a dangerous shift in tactics by a notorious hacking group.

• Washington Post Email System Hacked, Journalists' Accounts Compromised
  Foreign government suspected in targeted cyber-espionage attack.

• ASUS Armoury Crate Bug Grants Windows Admin Privileges to Attackers
  High-severity vulnerability puts gamers and ASUS users at serious risk.

• Police Seize Archetyp Market Darknet Drug Marketplace in Major Takedown
  Six-country operation shuts down major illicit marketplace operating since 2020.

• Thousands of ASUS Routers Hit With Stealthy, Persistent Backdoors
  Backdoors survive reboots and firmware updates, giving attackers full administrative control.

☁️ Cloud

• Microsoft Fixes Surface Hub Boot Issues with Emergency Update
  Critical patch resolves startup failures on Surface Hub v1 devices.

• Microsoft Shares Workaround for Classic Outlook Crashes When Opening Emails
  Forms Library identified as the culprit behind frustrating email client failures.

• Microsoft: June Windows Server Security Updates Causing DHCP Issues
  Latest patches freeze DHCP service on some server systems.

• Google Cloud Caused Massive Outage by Ignoring Code Quality Protections
  Google promises operational changes after self-inflicted crash.

• Microsoft Brings Office 365 Suite On-Prem as Part of Sovereign Cloud Push
  Move designed to address European regulatory concerns over data sovereignty.

💼 Business

• Zoomcar Discloses Security Breach Impacting 8.4 Million Users
  Car-sharing company files with the SEC following major data theft.

• Amazon Extends Prime Day 2025 to Four Full Days: July 8–11
  Massive sale to include everything from pantry staples to back-to-school supplies.

• Oracle's Larry Ellison Becomes World's Second Richest Person
  Oracle co-founder leapfrogs Zuckerberg and Bezos after $25 billion cloud day.

• Defense Tech Startup Mach Industries Confirms $100M Raise
  Backed by Khosla, Bedrock, and Sequoia, the company eyes rapid expansion.

• Spotify's Daniel Ek Bets Big on Helsing, Europe’s Defense Tech Darling
  €600M investment puts Munich-based firm at a €12B valuation.

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

• ChatGPT's AI Coder Codex Now Lets You Choose the Best Solution
  Programming assistant now offers multiple approaches to problems.

• ChatGPT Search Gets Major Upgrade as OpenAI Takes Aim at Google
  New improvements put AI search into serious competition territory.

• AI Video Makes Startling Leap in Realism with Google's Veo 3
  Realistic AI-generated videos now come with music and voice.

• OpenAI Signs Surprise Deal with Google Cloud Despite Fierce AI Rivalry
  Marking a shift from Microsoft exclusivity, OpenAI diversifies infrastructure.

• Anthropic Releases Custom AI Chatbot for Classified Spy Work
  “Claude Gov” is now handling secure U.S. intelligence tasks.

📦 Misc

• Kali Linux 2025.2 Released with 13 New Security Tools
  The go-to pen-testing distro now supports car hacking enhancements.

• US Air Traffic Control Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks
  FAA opens bids to modernize decades-old infrastructure.

• Vandals Cut Fiber-Optic Lines Causing Major Spectrum Internet Outage
  Cable theft causes large-scale outages due to rising metal prices.

• Apple’s Passkey Import/Export Coming to All Apple Devices
  Feature enables seamless secure passwordless login across platforms.

• Firefox "Is Dead To Me": Users Fed Up With Mozilla's Missteps
  Opinion piece outlines frustrations with Firefox’s decline.

See ya next week!

-Stetson

ITSG Founder