Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 8/12/23

SIM-swapping gamers' betrayal, Another false arrest from facial recognition, Identifying the most sexually predacious apps, Sweden's fight against disinformation, Yandex's privacy threat, more
SIM-swapping gamers' betrayal, Another false arrest from facial recognition, Identifying the most sexually predacious apps, Sweden's fight against disinformation, Yandex's privacy threat, more
6.5m Co-op members' data were stolen, Cambodia busts 1k for cybercrime, Thai police raid Cambodian tycoon's homes in scam probe, DoJ busts one and charges three other alleged Ryuk actors, Aussie right-wing party hit by ransomware, China cyberspies on Taiwan's semiconductor industry, much more
Former US army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos, Ukraine claims hack of big Russian drone maker, Korean insurance giant hit by ransomware attack, Trump's bill offers $1b spend on offensive cyber, Abacus Market goes dark after suspected rug pull, AsyncRAT has spawned 30+ forks, much more
DOGE worker published the private key for four dozen-plus LLMs, US gov't IT contractor to pay $14.75m fine for overstated cyber services, Italian cops arrest Romanian behind 'Diskstation' ransomware gang, OMB readies post-quantum standard, MSFT's 'digital escorts' leave DoD vulnerable, much more
13 Romanians busted for phishing UK revenue & customs office, Hacker shares racist & antisemitic posts on Elmo's X account, Flaw can trigger train emergency break, DoJ tries to recoup Trump boosters' stolen crypto, Google Gemini for Workspace flaw enables malicious instructions, much more