Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week, 10/14/23
How data flows from apps to the feds, Top-notch AI voices are the new misinformation battlefield, Tech industry's attempt to undermine right-to-repair, The shape-shifting crypto war, more
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Former defense firm GM pleads guilty to selling cyber exploits to Russian broker
Nation-state hackers breached key US telecom services firm Ribbon Communications for nearly a year, US government agencies back bid to ban TP-Link routers, Hacktivists breached Canadian critical infrastructure, Python Foundation rejected US grants that required DEI deletions, much more
Thai police blew up a Myanmar cyberscam compound
FCC blocks more Chinese-made devices, Hacking Team successor surfaces, Aisuru botnet overhauled to rent out IoT devices, Herodotus Android trojan mimics human behavior, Ad giant's subsidiary exposed data in cyber incident, CBP searches more devices than ever, ICE is becoming a spymaster, much more
Qilin ransomware activity is surging, with 100 victims listed in August
A major Swedish power supplier was hit by Everest gang, Some top tech companies relent on Australia's age ban, Google denies it suffered a 183m Gmail accounts breach, Western Sydney University hit with fifth cyber incident in two years, Afghan data breach killed 49 people, much more
Over 60 nations signed a controversial cybercrime convention
House Democrat service exposed details of government employees with top-secret clearances, AI chatbots push Russian propaganda, A third-party contractor exposed details on Dublin and Cork airport passengers, Philippines' GCash under probe for leak of 8m e-wallet users' data, much more