Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 10/8/22
Self-taught geniuses help fight ransomware attackers, Ukrainian tech workers dodge bombs and dislocation to perform their jobs, Life in the Metaverse is not as bad as it seems
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The European Commission's mobile device platform was hacked
All four Singapore major telcos were hacked via China-nexus threat actor, Poland's most egregious database leaker has been busted, Romanian pipeline operator hit by a cyberattack, Germany warns of state-sponsored phishing attacks via messaging apps, much more
Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 1/31/26
Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content, German-language Telegram channels spread Russian disinformation, China has a covert spy-cam porn industry, Fears over TikTok's policy changes are really fears of the tech industry, Canada is moving away from US intelligence in space
Claude Opus 4.6 found 500+ severe flaws in open source repos without much prompting
Asian cyberespionage group broke into sensitive systems in 37+ countries, ICE's Mobile Fortify does not reliably ID people, CISA tells agencies to stop using edge devices past EOS, 764 member busted and charged with receiving CSAM, French cops bust four with spying on Starlink for China, much more
Italy says it foiled Russian cyberattacks on foreign ministries, Olympics websites
NFL deploys cyber squad to secure Super Bowl, ShinyHunters takes credit for UPenn and Harvard attacks, Ransomware gangs are exploiting high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability, Canada Computers & Electronics breach reached 1,300, SystemBC malware affects 10K IP addresses, much more