Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 8/27/22
Thieves bilked woman in elaborate romance scam, Peruvian "socialite" who infiltrated NATO society was a GRU operative, Teens rickrolled six schools, "OSINT" Twitter accounts in India target foes
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Hackers post alleged blueprints and supplier data from India nuclear project
TfL hackers sentenced to 5½ years in prison, Hacking suspect once worked at Kaspersky, OpenAI unveils AI-powered red teaming tool, Ransomware attack disrupts Japan’s food supply chain, Qantas cleared after social-engineering breach, Health provider criticized for delayed breach disclosure, much more
US indicts three Russians tied to sanctioned bulletproof hoster, offers $10 million reward
Microsoft patches record 570 flaws, including two exploited zero-days, White House launches AI vulnerability-sharing hub dubbed Gold Eagle, Oracle leads race to build Japan’s top-secret cloud infrastructure, Finnish hacker Kivimäki wanted after losing final appeal, much more
Western allies pair Russia sanctions with a warning on critical infrastructure attacks
UK charges five over Russian Coms spoofing platform, Treasury sanctions VPN provider tied to ransomware gangs, DHS missed warning signs before credential theft breach, Cyberattacks targeted US personnel through Mideast mobile networks, Korean police uncover large-scale GitHub token leak, much more
AI's new battleground: Cost, efficiency, and control
AI vendors pivot from capability to cost, OpenAI eases GPT-5.6 usage limits, Enterprises scrutinize soaring AI bills, Chinese AI models gain enterprise traction, Anthropic data reveals how AI gets used, AI agents tackle business ops workloads, Open-source AI faces mounting policy pressure, much more