Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week, 10/7/23
How Intellexa sold spyware to Egypt, How phone phreakers created Apple, How one writer lost $31,000 in a pool-related BEC scam, The best password manager, PCLOB's view on Sec. 702
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DOGE linked to potential Russian, Chinese access to OPM systems, report
Palo Alto: attackers have moved from AI experimentation to AI operationalization, Dragos discovered three new ICS threat groups, European Parliament disabled AI features over cybersecurity concerns, Kenyan authorities used Cellebrite on human rights activist's phone, much more
Pentagon challenges Anthropic over mass surveillance, autonomous weapons curbs
UK moves to tighten online safety laws after xAI's Grok debacle, Iran is spying on and retaliating against protestors, DHS is spying on anti-ICE social media posters, Threat actors abuse DNS queries in ClickFix attacks, Tulsa airport confirms attacker access, much more
Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 2/7/26
Thai citizens are trafficked to unlock bank accounts with facial ID, Texas police deploy AI surveillance with little transparency, Bot swarms threaten democracy, Digital age checks erode privacy, security, and free speech, Promptware attacks could pose Stuxnet-scale cyber threats.
The imminent DHS shutdown will hamper US ability to respond to cyber threats
CISA will hold town halls on cyber incident reporting regs, Palo Alto removed China attribution in fear of retaliation, Tianfu Cup returns, Ring cancels partnership with Flock, TX AG launches probe into Conduent breach, AI vibe coding platform Orchids has an unfixed flaw, much more