Catch up quick

@ D.C.

🇨🇳 The U.S. indicted 10 individuals and two Chinese government officials tied to several high-profile cyberattacks. (Axios)

🪙 International law enforcement seized Russian crypto exchange Garantex, which has long been popular with cybercriminals to launder funds. (Axios)

💼 President Trump says the U.S. is in talks with four groups about a potential TikTok deal. (TechCrunch)

@ Industry

🤖 Alibaba launched its own AI reasoning model that the company says rivals DeepSeek's capabilities. (CNN)

👀 In 2015, Meta was willing to create a new censorship system and hire a "chief editor" who would decide what content to remove from the platform in a failed attempt to bring Facebook to China, according to a new whistleblower complaint. (Washington Post)

💰 Chainguard, a security startup focused on open-source software development, is in talks to raise another $350 million, led by Kleiner Perkins, in a deal that would raise the startup's valuation to $3.5 billion. (Bloomberg)

@ Hackers and hacks

🔍 A look inside the Chinese government's nationwide operation — involving law enforcement, telecom companies, banks and other organizations — to keep scammers from targeting citizens. (Bloomberg)

🇷🇺 Several major chatbots have been seen recycling arguments made by a Russian disinformation network. (Axios)

🤷🏻‍♀️ The Federal Trade Commission has ended its case against MGM Resorts over its 2023 ransomware attack. (The Record)