Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 7/30/22
POGO dropped a bombshell about missing DHS texts, An ecosystem of data brokers are sucking up smart cars' data, China's ambassador to the U.S. broke the Aspen Summit's decorum, more
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GPT-5.5 aces UK cyber trials, tops rivals in AISI tests
NSA is testing Mythos, Anthropic publishes Claude Security for Claude Enterprise, Flock spied on a kid's gym room, DPRK hackers have stolen $577m in crypto year-to-date, Rhysida demands ransom from Stelia Aerospace NA, Two ransomware negotiators sentenced to prison, much more
Nine Dubai scam centers raided in joint US-China operation, 276 arrested
White House opposes Anthropic's expansion of Mythos access, Oz government warns banks on AI cyberattacks, Ukraine arrests three people who allegedly hacked 610k+ Roblox accounts, European celebrity exposed cloud repo with 90k stalkerware screenshots, Chinese hackers breached Cuba's embassy, more
Scattered Spider’s ‘Bouquet’ nabbed after globe-trotting luxury hacker spree
White House is trying to get Anthropic back on board while lawmakers come up to speed, Paragon not cooperating with Italian prosecutors, Polymarket denies breach reports, Syndicate was hacked for about $400k, FIDO Alliance forms AI agent standards groups, Vimeo admits breach through, much more
Social media scams cost Americans $2.1 billion — and Facebook leads the pack
Medtronic hit by cyberattack, Toronto cops busted three people in connection with SMS blasters, Handala claims to have stolen personal info on 2,379 US Marines, Google agrees to Pentagon's anything goes for its AI but employees beg it not to, New BlackFile data theft group emerges, much more