‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Wire’s security roundup covers a broad, high-impact set of incidents and policy changes: a large-scale software supply-chain campaign by a group called TeamPCP that has hit GitHub and hundreds of organizations; major ransomware and supply-chain fallout including the Foxconn attack and the Instructure/Canvas breach attributed to ShinyHunters that disrupted thousands of schools; widespread data exposures from thousands of ‘vibe‑coded’ apps leaking corporate and personal data; an FTC enforcement action and settlement over a deceptive “Active Listening” ad product; research showing manipulative or