Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 7/29/23

How Signal became the go-to privacy app, LAC nations need cybersecurity support, Hunting down a Twitter scammer, Cyber insurers need capital access, Mass. push to ban cop facial recognition use
How Signal became the go-to privacy app, LAC nations need cybersecurity support, Hunting down a Twitter scammer, Cyber insurers need capital access, Mass. push to ban cop facial recognition use
DOGE violates privacy and security to build centralized database, LockBit hit by data breach, TeleMessage app was rejected by some US agencies, Google discovers new Cold River malware, Europol busts four DDoS'ers, Ransomware hits German beer giant, Feds warn oil and gas sectors, much more
Signal fork TeleMessage used by Trump officials stored chats in plaintext, SK Chairman publicly apologizes for breach, Journalists uncovered MrDeepFakes using open source info, NSA to axe 8% of workforce, Treasury sanctions Burmese scam operation, Turkey thwarted second pager attack, much more
Hackers stole records from deportation airline GlobalX Air, Man who allegedly helped launder $190m in stolen crypto was busted in Israel, Hegseth used Signal in at least 12 chats, SK Telecom task force discovered 8 new malware strains, easyjson open source code might be a natsec risk, much more
Following a Trump EO, OMB told all US agencies to provide DOGE with expansive data on and access to all databases, systems, and technologies. Experts say this effort threatens federal programs, jeopardizes funding of state initiatives, and could weaken the US government's cybersecurity.