Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 2/10/24
Marginalized communities hit harder by cyberattacks, Deepfakes complicate elections, AI threatens robots.txt files, Data centers scar Ireland
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Germany names alleged ‘UNKN’ kingpin behind GandCrab and REvil ransomware empire
Meta pauses work with Mercor indefinitely following breach, N. Ireland education IT system contractor hit by breach, First convicted spyware maker dodges jail time, N. Korea carried out six-month op to steal $270m from Drift, Y Combinator dumps Delve over compliance fabrications, much more
Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 3/28/26
The college kid who discovered the Kimwolf botnet, US AI build-out is dependent on Chinese-made electrical equipment, AI agent traps are the next big security challenge, AI bug discovery tilts the field toward attackers, Privatized offensive warfare could fuel a cyber arms race
Microsoft bets $10 billion on Japan’s AI buildout and cyber defenses
EU pins EC attack on TeamPCP, Iowa AG sues UnitedHealth over 2024 attack, Residential proxies pose problems for IP reputation systems, Him & Hers report Feb. data breach, TA416 refocuses efforts back to Europe, Former engineer admits to hacking employer in $750k extortion bid, much more
Iran's Handela group claims control of the IT infrastructure in St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hasbro takes down systems after cyberattack, Italy’s ASIGINT accused of fake WhatsApp app, Attackers use WhatsApp to spread malicious MSI files, $250M stolen from DeFi project Drift, Anthropic knocks out GitHub repos in frantic bid to pull back exposed code, much more