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
Tech-facilitated intimate partner stalking is rampant, Algorithms trap users in right-wing hatred, Pavel Durov denies he's a buddy of Putin, Musk lied to grab Social Security data, DOGE damaged the VA with a bad AI system
Hegseth is under pressure to find Haugh's replacement, Israeli hackers released Nobitex source code, Czech president says China and Russia are hacking equals, China has repeatedly hacked Russia, Ryuk suspect extradited to US, Korean megachurch hacked to display DPRK flag, much more
Iranian broadcasters hacked to air protest video, Iran cyber command warns officials away from connected gear, Novel method targeted UK's Keir Giles, Viasat was a Salt Typhoon victim, Feds seized $225m+ in romance scam crypto, San Diego's PD license plate system left open for three weeks, much more
Israel-linked hackers stole $48m in crypto from Iran, Iran urges removal of WhatsApp from phones, Iran shuts down internet amid Israel strikes, US critical infrastructure girds for Iranian cyber threats, UK ICO fines 23andMe $3.1m over 2023 breach, Chinese spies invest heavily in AI, so much more