The Axe Report.
Official company announcements, tactical service deployments, strategic partnerships, and community action updates from the Grab The Axe team.
A Pegasus Whistleblower, a Period Tracker & the 23andMe Payout (07/16/2026)
A Moroccan intelligence insider details years of Pegasus use, Mozilla finds a period tracker sharing health data, and 42 states settle with 23andMe over a breach.
SEC Proposes E-Delivery, DOJ Targets PPP Loans & FTC Eyes AI (07/16/2026)
The SEC proposed Regulation E-Delivery, the DOJ is pursuing nonprofits over PPP loans under the False Claims Act, and the FTC moved on AI deception.
A $21.3M False Claims Hit, EU Pay Transparency & the AI Controls Matrix (07/15/2026)
The DOJ settles for $21.3M with a government contractor, EU pay transparency deadlines close in, and the Cloud Security Alliance ships AI Controls Matrix v1.1.
Identity Beats Exploits, a Windows Zero-Day PoC & SharePoint Under Attack (07/15/2026)
Sophos finds 67% of incidents start with identity, a Windows zero-day PoC drops a day after Patch Tuesday, and CISA warns of three exploited SharePoint flaws.
Meta's AI Layoff Lawsuit, a Denied Mass Warrant & Texas Age Checks Stand (07/15/2026)
Meta is sued over AI-tagged layoffs of workers on leave, a judge denies a warrant on thousands of Ohio phones, and the Supreme Court lets Texas app-store age checks stand.
CMMC Phase II Suspended, Bulk Data Deadlines Loom & Martyn's Law Lands (07/14/2026)
The Pentagon suspends CMMC Phase II, the DOJ Bulk Data Transfer Rule's audit deadlines approach, and Martyn's Law pushes counterterror planning into event security.
Microsoft's Record 570 Patches, SAP's 9.9 Flaw & a Secure Boot Bypass (07/14/2026)
Microsoft ships a record 570 fixes, SAP patches a CVSS 9.9 NetWeaver flaw, 11 signed UEFI shims bypass Secure Boot, and Iran located US troops via mobile network flaws.
New York Pauses AI Datacenters, Australia Races In & Delaware Tightens Privacy (07/14/2026)
New York halts new AI datacenters for a year, Australia fast-tracks them, and Delaware amends its Personal Data Privacy Act. Two governments, opposite bets on AI.
CMS Overpayment Rule, NIST Shifts CVE Burden & Two Health Breaches (07/13/2026)
CMS revises the Medicare overpayment rule, a NIST database change moves vulnerability triage onto you, and two healthcare breaches trigger fresh HIPAA exposure.
CrashStealer on macOS, ModHeader Pulled & Russia Hits Poland's Grid (07/13/2026)
A notarized macOS stealer slips past Gatekeeper, a 1.6M-install browser extension gets pulled for spying, and the EU blames Russia for a strike on Poland's power grid.
LAPD Drops Flock, Meta Patents Emotion Tracking & Sextortion Surges (07/13/2026)
The LAPD ends its Flock surveillance contract over civil liberties, Meta patents AI that logs how you feel all day, and young men lead a surge in sextortion reports.
Clone News Scam Sites, Driver Privacy Claims & AI vs Copyright (07/12/2026)
Fraudsters clone real news outlets to lure victims into investment scams, plaintiffs push Driver's Privacy Protection Act claims, and AI firms lobby to weaken copyright.