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[ad_1] Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone's digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices.The overhaul rolling out Thursday only in the European Union represents the biggest changes to the iPhone's App Store since Apple introduced the concept in 2008. Among other things, people in Europe can download iPhone apps from stores not operated by Apple and are getting alternative ways to pay for in-app transactions. European regulators are hoping the changes mandated by the Digital Markets Act, or DMA, will loosen the control that Big Tech's “digital gatekeepers” have gained over the products and services tha...

[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged on Monday that SolarWinds Corp. defrauded investors by downplaying security risks ahead of a hack of its software that rippled through computer systems across the US government and corporate America. The SEC also accused the top information security official at SolarWinds, Tim Brown, of breaking securities rules in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan. The action is the first time the regulator has sued a computer security executive for a cybersecurity-related issue. The SolarWinds hack was among the worst cyber breaches in history, affecting hundreds of public companies and numerous government agencies. The motives behind the breach remain unclear. The US blamed Russia and sanctioned dozens of entities and officials for t...

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Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?

SolarWinds Misled Public on Cyber Risk Before Hack, SEC Claims