Bloomberg The National Security Agency announced that it had found a “critical vulnerability” in Microsoft Corp’s Windows operating systems that could enable cyber intrusions. The NSA recognised “the severity of the vulnerability” and disclosed it to Microsoft to expedite the process of fixing it, according to Anne Neuberger, the NSA’s director of cybersecurity, speaking to reporters. Microsoft released a patch ...

Bloomberg France is finalising a bill to force video-on-demand services from Netflix Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Walt Disney Co and others to invest at least 25% of their revenue derived in the country to fund local productions. The French legislation falls under a European Union directive requiring such companies to ensure that at least 30% of their catalogs are ...

Bloomberg The FBI is pressing Apple Inc to help it break into a terrorist’s iPhones, but the government can hack into the devices without the technology giant, according to experts in cybersecurity and digital forensics. Investigators can exploit a range of security vulnerabilities — available directly or through providers such as Cellebrite and Grayshift — to break into the phones, ...