All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

2026-06-08T08:52:12Z116262a5d881829b5a30693262ddc9d4d52fe83887d62170dccc15b4259cdd24
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What happened

A collection of WIRED security stories highlighting multiple high-impact risks: a ransomware/espionage-style supply‑chain poisoning spree (TeamPCP) targeting open source and GitHub; a newly disclosed browser-side SSD activity side‑channel (FROST) that enables cross‑site storage-activity fingerprinting via JavaScript; undisclosed/embedded biometric face‑recognition code in Meta’s smart‑glasses platform that could enable ID via phone‑stored biometrics; a live exploit published for an unpatched Google flaw; increasing use of AI for exploit development and weaponized deepfakes; large‑scale privacy

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
wired_security
Record identifier
116262a5d881829b5a30693262ddc9d4d52fe83887d62170dccc15b4259cdd24
Enrichment time
2026-06-08T08:52:12Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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