Every year, during Black Friday week, we at SSLs.com like to celebrate all things security while offering you some great deals (see: our current ‘buy 2, get 1 free‘ promo). This year is all about PETs. 

Attaullah Baig, the former head of security at the Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp, recently filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, accusing it of endangering billions of users.  Attaullah is being represented by the whistle-blower organization Psst.org and the law firm Schonbrun, Seplow, Harris, Hoffman & Zeldes. Meta has so far denied the suit’s claims.

A verified Steam game was recently discovered to contain a cryptodrainer component, following multiple gamers being robbed after playing it. The game in question was BlockBlasters, a 2D platformer available on the gaming service between July and September.

We reported on the UK’s demand to access Apple users’ global data back in March. Now, it seems that the demand has been rescinded, though it’s not 100% certain. 

We talked a few months ago about the rise in malicious LLMs, and a recent report from Anthropic, creators of Claude AI, shines further light on the issue. Their Threat Intelligence Report reveals several instances of Claude being misused maliciously, from extortion and fraud to selling AI-generated ransomware. Cybercriminals now use AI at every step of their operations, helping them with tasks like stealing credit card information, profiling victims, and analyzing stolen data.

Have you ever thought, “I wish my computer took periodic screenshots of everything I do on my computer”? Well, Microsoft seems to think it’s exactly what people want, considering the rollout of its Recall feature this past May. 

Online age verification for adult content in the UK was implemented on July 25, 2025 to the chagrin of online safety advocates and myriad netizens. It requires any web service or social media site hosting content that could be deemed inappropriate to children to set up a system to prove users are over 18. This is all thanks to The Online Safety Act.