UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data

This news roundup reports multiple high-impact incidents: Hewlett Packard Enterprise disclosed a 2023 breach attributed to Russian state-backed actors that exposed Social Security numbers and payment data, and PowerSchool suffered a massive December breach potentially affecting millions of students and teachers; the piece also notes investigations into K–12 school attacks, a drop in ransomware payments, and a UK demand for access to Apple’s end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups.