Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 7/9/22
End-to-end encryption is even more important now that we're living in a post-Roe world, Sara Jacobs is fighting to protect reproductive data, Finland's model of cybersecurity is a winner, more
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Microsoft Will Once Again Allow VBA Macros on Downloaded Documents by Default
Web 3 projects lost $2b during 1H of 2022, Chinese hacking groups are targeting Russian telecoms, License plate readers pose privacy threats in post-Roe America, Disneyland Instagram hacked, more
Apple's New iPhone Lockdown Mode Will Give Targets Protection From Nation-State Spying
North Korean hackers are targeting healthcare orgs with Maui ransomware, Trickbot has hit targets inside Ukraine at least six times, Chinese citizens' data were exposed for at least a year, much more
NIST Unveils Four New Algorithms to Protect Quantum Computing Systems From Threats
XakNet launched a 'cyberattack' against Ukraine's biggest energy company, Marriott confirms yet another data breach, NPM supply-chain attack uses typosquatting to infect developers, much more
Hackers Claim Massive Theft of Chinese Citizens' Personal Data From Shanghai Police Database
British army Twitter, YouTube accounts hacked, Hackers steal $8.7 million from defi protocol Crema Finance, HackerOne employee stole bug reports, Dutch uni profits from ransom attack years later, more
Best Long-Reads of the Week, 7/2/22
Indian mercenary hackers have become the secret weapon of litigants, the Razzlekhan money-laundering couple are talking about a plea bargain, the greatest privacy threats pregnant people face, more Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of long-form infosec pieces and related articles that we
Best Long-Reads of the Week, 7/2/22
Indian mercenary hackers have become the secret weapon of litigants, the Razzlekhan money-laundering couple are talking about a plea bargain, the greatest privacy threats pregnant people face, more
Half of Recent Zero Day Bugs Could Have Been Prevented with Patching, Regression Tests
45.5% of Lockbit 2.0 victims paid a ransom, Macmillan forced to shut down due to security incident, SessionManager backdoored Exchange servers, Google blocked hack-for-hire sites, much more
North Korea's Lazarus Group Is Likely Behind Blockchain Firm Harmony's $100 Million Theft
OpenSea's customers emails leaked to an outside party, Indian hackers have tried to steal documents in 35+ legal cases, GOP FCC Chairman asks Google and Apple to remove TikTok apps, much more
Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group XakNet Has Ties to Kremlin, Coordinates Efforts With Killnet
RansomHouse group may have breached AMD, Former Uber security chief must face wire fraud charges related to breach, Hacking group has infected wide range of routers with new malware, much more
Three Iranian Steel Companies Targeted in Cyberattack by Likely State-Backed Hacktivists
Lithuanian websites targeted by Russian DDoS attacks, Stardust period-tracking app backs away from freely giving data to authorities, Hacktivists target anti-choice state governments, much more
Tech Companies, Individuals and Lawmakers Tackle Data Privacy Issues After Roe's Overturn
Thieves stole $100 million from blockchain company Harmony, XCarnival retrieves half its stolen Ether, Vodafone warns of wide telecom sector impact from supplier cyber incident, much more