Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 8/20/22
Russia's FSB botched the planning for Ukraine invasion, Apple and Facebook almost averted their 'privacy war,' Making money on selling Pentagon data, Series whitewashes Ring, What CIOs think
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Hackers stole millions from Bitcoin Depot wallets
OpenAI readies its own vulnerability hunting system, Handala breached the devices of former IDF chief, Hackers published data from China's supercomputer, Hundreds of unprotected and unencrypted Modbus devices are exposed on the internet, Hack-for-hire attacks are targeting journalists, much more
Iran-linked hackers target critical infrastructure controls, risking disruption and sabotage
Anthropic's Glasswing could upend bug discovery and fixes, GRU-linked hackers infiltrate routers to steal email account passwords, Pro-Iranian group claims Chime and Pinterest cyberattacks, ICE confirms use of Paragon spyware, Hacking and spying services sold on Telegram to harass women, much more
Russia aids Iran with satellite targeting, cyber ops against Middle East infrastructure, report
Cyber-enabled fraud reached $17.6b in 2025, Hackers accessed files of Jones Day, Storm-1175 deploys n-day and zero day exploits, GPU rowhammering enters new territory, CISA orders FortiClient EMS fixes, Wynn Resorts breach affected 21k+ people, Hong Kong hospital breach affected 56k patients, more
Germany names alleged ‘UNKN’ kingpin behind GandCrab and REvil ransomware empire
Meta pauses work with Mercor indefinitely following breach, N. Ireland education IT system contractor hit by breach, First convicted spyware maker dodges jail time, N. Korea carried out six-month op to steal $270m from Drift, Y Combinator dumps Delve over compliance fabrications, much more