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
Read more
A database with 149 million usernames and passwords was exposed on the internet
Venezuelan nationals who stole cash from ATMs using malware will be deported from US, FBI asked Microsoft to unlock encrypted laptops, Under Armour is investigating massive data breach, Tech investors want the US government to probe S. Korea's treatment of Coupang following data breach, much more
Acting CISA head got grilled on mass firings at the agency
EU's CIRCL launches GCVE system, DeFi project EVM was exploited for $6m, Attackers exploit patch bypass for FortiGate flaw, Cisco fixes Unified Communications and Webex Calling RCE flaw, Mass spam wave emanates from unsecured Zendesk support systems, much more
DOGE workers shared SSN data with outsiders, derailed DISA operations
UK launches national fraud reporting service, China blames Taiwan for cyberattacks, EU proposes freezing out Chinese tech suppliers, New Zealand launches Manage My Health breach probe, Curl ends its bug bounty program due to AI flood, Cloudflare fixes WAF flaw, much more
UK's NCSC warns of Russian-aligned hacktivist groups
UK and China enter a forum to discuss cyberattacks, Makina Finance lost $4.2m in an exploit, Ingram Micro report ransomware attack affecting 42k, Minnesota DHS breach affected 304k, SK Telecom appeals $91m fine, NexShield malvertising campaign crashes browsers, much more