Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Weekly security news roundup describing multiple incidents: Chinese state-backed hackers (Salt Typhoon) breached the U.S. Treasury—including the Office of Foreign Assets Control—and multiple telecoms (≈9 firms, ~100 compromised machines), a Cariad/Volkswagen location-data leak exposing ~800,000 vehicles, an Apple Siri privacy class-action settlement, and an unrelated large explosives seizure; the Treasury and telecom intrusions raise concerns about nation-state espionage and telecom sector defenses.