Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 8/5/23
The origin of Russian cybercrime groups, The relationship between cyber exploits and accidental nuclear use, Pakistan buys Cellebrite's hacking tech, Unstoppable AI chatbot attacks, more
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Operation Endgame deals a direct blow to the ransomware kill chain
Operation RapTor arrests 270 dark web vendors, 184m records exposed in an unsecured Elastic database, Local US governments breached via exploited Trimble Cityworks zero-day, Cetus Protocol exploited for $223m, FTC settles GoDaddy security failure charges, 3AM ransomware is on the rise, much more
Russia's APT28 accused of infiltrating Western logistics, technology firms
Int'l partners destroy Lumma Stealer infrastructure, IT contractor breach led to M&S attack, Interlock stole data from West Lothian, 70K Coinbase customers exposed, EU sanctions GRU for disinformation, Google offers secure cloud options to EU, Twin brothers destroyed FOIA requests, much more
Krebs on Security hit by 'test run' DDoS attack that peaked at 6.3 terabits of data per second
TeleMessage hack leaked broader swathe of US officials' messages than reported, Nineteen-year-old pleads guilty to PowerSchool hack, M&S to take $403m profit hit, Ohio health giant hit by Interlock ransomware, NSO Group gets cold shoulder in DC, Patel shutters FISA watchdog office, much more
UK, Danish food companies disrupted by cyberattacks
DDoSecrets published a data trove from TeleMessage hack, NOLA cops engaged in massive facial recognition, Stalkerware apps go offline, Chinese tech company hit by cyberattack, UK Post Office pays postmasters for leaked data, NHS cyberattacks risked clinical harm, much more