What just happened? It's been an eventful weekend for TikTok. US users found they were unable to access the app on Saturday, the day before the law banning it in the United States came into effect. But services were being restored on Sunday when President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to delay the ban, giving TikTok more time to reach a deal that will allow it to stay in the US.
The hack highlights the growing threat of supply chain attacks
What just happened? The U.S. Treasury Department has fallen victim to a significant cybersecurity breach that it has attributed to Chinese state-sponsored hackers. The hack, described as a "major incident" by Treasury officials, involved the compromise of a third-party cybersecurity service provider, BeyondTrust, and resulted in the theft of unclassified documents.
TP-Link has around 65% of the US market for routers
In brief: TP-Link routers, one of the most popular brands of routers in the US and the dominant name in Amazon's best-sellers chart, could be banned in the US. Authorities say the Chinese-made devices, which have been found to contain vulnerabilities in the past, pose a national security risk.