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
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Cyber Safety Review Board to Probe Cloud Computing Risks Following Microsoft Incident
Belarus-tied hacking group targeted foreign diplomats, DHS warns of teen cybercriminals, Viasat suffered second attack on eve of Ukraine war, AI hackers descend on Vegas, so much more
DARPA to Oversee $20 Million AI Challenge to Find Flaws in US Government Infrastructure
EO seeks to limit US funding into some Chinese companies, Authorities take down Lolek Hosted bulletproof hosting, NY State unveils cyber strategy, ChatGPT prompt injection attack revealed, much more
Cyberattacker Accessed Data for 40 Million UK Voters
Northern Ireland police service exposed data on all cops, Intel fixes side-channel execution flaw, Phishing-as-a-service platform taken down in int'l op, Ukraine blocked Sandworm spy effort, much more
North Korean Hackers Breached Russian Missile Developer Networks
Chinese military hackers breached Japan's defense classified networks, Zoom trains AI on user data, Norway to fine Facebook nearly $100K per day, China regulates facial recognition, much more
Cyberattack Disrupted Medical Services Across a Wide Swath of the US
Attack puts at risk decades worth of CO student's records, Microsoft fixes flaw after Tenable CEO's public lambast, LetMeSpy to shut down after hack, Acoustic attack can steal keystrokes, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 8/5/23
The origin of Russian cybercrime groups, The relationship between cyber exploits and accidental nuclear use, Pakistan buys Cellebrite's hacking tech, Unstoppable AI chatbot attacks, more Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the best long-form infosec-related pieces we couldn’t properly
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 8/5/23
The origin of Russian cybercrime groups, The relationship between cyber exploits and accidental nuclear use, Pakistan buys Cellebrite's hacking tech, Unstoppable AI chatbot attacks, more
Husband in Bitfinex Money Laundering Duo Cops to Hacking the Exchange
Cyber authorities identify twelve most exploited vulnerabilities, Team discovers Tesla jailbreak, Android bug enabled sneaky app malware, Google Search update supports results take-downs, much more
Tenable CEO Fires Broadside Against Microsoft for 'Grossly Irresponsible' Security Approach
Russian group tried to steal credentials via Teams chat, House panel probes Chinese campaign, Ivanti flaw exploitation undetected for three months, Cops fear extremists' use of Flipper Zero, much more
Noname Hit Italian Banks in DDoS Spree
European bank customers targeted by Android trojan, Cult of the Dead Cow aims to protect users' data, Kazakhstan won't extradite Russian to the US, New AI crimebot emerges, much more
White House Panel Calls for Curtailing FBI Access to Sec. 702 Database
FBI ordered contractor to buy NSO spyware, Murky cloud hosting company sells to state-sponsored hacking groups, Biden releases national cyber workforce strategy, Capita chief to step down, much more