Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 2/25/23
Belarusian Cyberpartisans versus Putin, Need to create cyber intelligence hubs within DHS, How scalpers' tools are helping Mexican immigrants beat the bureaucracy
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Plankey pulls out after a year-long CISA director confirmation stall
Chinese cyber firm is looking to compete with Anthropic, 100+ companies have cyber intrusion software, OpenAI lobbied US agencies on its new cyber model, Cybercrims hacked phone of Bundestag President, Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry was hacked, Dutch cosmetics giant Rituals was breached, more
Mythos model slips into the wild through vendor backdoor
Mozilla says Mythos ID'ed 271 vulnerabilities, Australia, New Zealand and Japan are monitoring Mythos, NCSC chief warns of a perfect storm of cyberattacks, Supplier attack exposes exposed details of potential school shooters and bullies, Former FBI cyber chief calls ransomware terrorism, much more
Ransomware negotiator cops to conspiring with cybercrims against US companies
NSW official charged in data breach involving sensitive documents, UK man faces 22 years in US prison for $8m hacking scheme, French gov't identity website hack might have exposed users' data, Bundesbank president wants level playing field for Mythos, Lovable downplays data exposure, much more
White House opens backchannel to Anthropic as Pentagon fight simmers
Anthropic gave NSA access to Mythos Preview, Anthropic's donation to open source developers highlights how under-sourced they are, Asian regulators urge banks to use Mythos, LayerZero-powered cross-chain bridge Kelp DAO lost $292m in DPRK exploit, much more