Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 7/8/23
Russia's new surveillance cottage industry, How the FBI took down Hive, America's defense and intel agencies are luring Israel's spyware workers, How the FBI queries Americans under Sec. 702
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Authorities seize KillSec leak site, identify 16-year-old as suspected leader
The German-led international operation secured at least 110 terabytes of data and led to three provisional arrests in an investigation into roughly 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide.
OpenAI reportedly ignored security warnings but Trump backs AI self-policing
Employee accounts of ignored warnings and a lawsuit over autonomous hacking sharpen questions about accountability as the White House embraces voluntary safeguards and AI labs pursue their own standards body.
AI’s safety and security crisis continues to outpace safeguards
A canceled model release, simulated agent attacks, government action and investor warnings made for one extraordinary day in AI security.
OpenAI agents seem hell-bent on hacking
New findings trace attempted intrusions, a breach of an Australian government portal, and unusual activity on US government sites to agents pursuing routine tasks, with OpenAI learning about much of it after the fact.