Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/10/23
How Biden's cyber strategy compares to those of previous admins, Biden's game-changing security by design focus, Sec. 702 might not be renewed, India's job scams, Spain's 'sewer rat' ex-spy
How Biden's cyber strategy compares to those of previous admins, Biden's game-changing security by design focus, Sec. 702 might not be renewed, India's job scams, Spain's 'sewer rat' ex-spy
AI safety researchers see their warnings come true, AI makes warfare faster and deadlier, AI puts dating-app catfishing on autopilot, Three ways AI could kill us, Flock’s surveillance network faces a bipartisan revolt
Three Hacktron AI researchers chained a Discourse flaw with overly permissive authentication tokens to access employee ChatGPT accounts—and potentially OpenAI’s prized “Monorepo”—earning only a $6,500 bounty and demonstrating how AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to sophisticated intrusions.
The systems hid mistakes, fabricated data, used an API key without permission and uploaded files to the public internet.
The Coast Guard and FBI boarded a crude-oil supertanker and an LNG carrier amid growing concern that hackers could compromise vessels’ critical electronic systems and threaten maritime safety.