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Apparently was not related to a cyber attack, as stated in status page (https://status.proton.me/)

We have resolved all service outages, and the situation has been stable for some time. We have identified the root cause of the problem, implemented a fix, and are now monitoring the results. Jan 09, 2025 - 19:27 CET

Original research: https://www.jamf.com/blog/tcc-bypass-steals-data-from-icloud/

For now, the threat actor is just claiming that they hacked BT. No prove whatsoever. Groups usually post a sample of the data when they claim a victim, but that is not the case, for now.

If you are asking if the main attack vector was phishing, they are not clear on that:

According to statements released by Brain Cipher, they have exploited critical weaknesses within Deloitte UK’s cybersecurity infrastructure.

Welcome! I dont know you background, but I would suggest get into selfhosting. There are several projects related to cybersecurity, fun and useful. Ex: MISP, Pihole, The Hive.

Nevertheless: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowdstrike-fortinet-partnership-unifies-endpoint-firewall-protection/

That's why I don't use Kaspersky :)

In my opinion, you will always be at the mercy of a government in this context: US, China, Russia. In the end it's a matter of choosing which one. FOSS maybe a little less, but in the end it's almost the same. That's my view, of course. That doesn't mean you can't give them a hard time ;)

This one does not spark joy.

Update: Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-pagers-explosives.html)

You can use https://tails.net/ booting from another flash drive in memory only.

Take that with a grain of salt.