It's finally Friday, but don't leave for the weekend before checking out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including

--Microsoft bets $10 billion on Japan’s AI buildout and cyber defenses,
--EU pins EC attack on TeamPCP,
--Iowa AG sues UnitedHealth over 2024 attack,
--Residential proxies pose problems for IP reputation systems,
--Him & Hers report Feb. data breach,
--TA416 refocuses efforts back to Europe,
--Former engineer admits to hacking employer in $750k extortion bid,
--Threat actors exploit Claude Code source code to deliver Vidar infostealer,
--An Ohio man was trapped in pre-trial imprisonment on hacking charges for nine years,
--ShinyHunters issue final warning to Cisco,
--Progress ShareFile can be chained to achieve file exfiltration,
--PCLOB praises Sec. 702,
--Insecure Amazon server exposed data from money transfer Duc App users,
--Check City Partnership data breach exposed data on 300k+ customers,
--Thousands of French gun owners' data stolen from government site,
--ClickFix-style attacks have just gotten easier,
--Florida congressman says Iran targeted him in a cyberattack,
--Stryker says it's fully operational three weeks after Handala attack,
--TeleGuard messaging app uses dodgy E2EE,
--CyberCorps grads are finding federal cyber jobs tough to find
https://www.metacurity.com/microsoft-bets-10-billion-on-japans-ai-buildout-and-cyber-defenses/