DHS staff leak, Apple eMudhra certs, school login hopping - October 29, 2026
A hacker leaks details on 40,000 Homeland Security staff, Apple's Mac developer tools still trust compromised certificates, and Microsoft finally puts a dollar figure on Azure.
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Intro
Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/hacker-stole-personnel-data-about-thousands-of-homeland-security-employees-including-cbp-and-ice-agents/Apple's git still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates
https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/apple.htmlStolen staff logins are spreading attacks between K-12 school districts
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/29/cis-k-12-cybersecurity/CVE-2026-114230: Apache Qpid Proton C authentication bypass
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q4/431Microsoft just shared Azure's actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-just-shared-azures-actual-revenue-in-dollars-33-2-billion/Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/google-expands-ai-search-ads-globally-as-core-ad-growth-slows/Upwind raises $400M after walking away from Datadog acquisition offer
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/upwind-raises-400m-after-walking-away-from-datadog-acquisition-offer/GitHub Octoverse 2026
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/28/github-octoverse-2026/Website migration costs are going to zero
https://dri.es/website-migration-costs-are-going-to-zeroApple's touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/apples-touchscreen-macbook-pro-pushes-laptop-pricing-to-a-new-extreme/Sign-off