Venture Spending in Cybersecurity During Q3 2022 Dropped to Lowest Level Since Q4 2020
Funding dropped 10% between Q2 22 and Q3 22, total number of deals climbed by 9% from Q2 22 to Q3 22, average deal value dropped by 21% from Q2 22 to Q3 22
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Hackers claim to be selling Target's internal source code
Poland thwarted power system cyberattack, Hackers accessed the systems of Spanish energy provider Endesa and Energía XXI, Personal finance platform Betterment was hacked through third-party, Dutch national sentenced to seven years for hacking, Korea's Kyowon Group hit with ransomware, much more
Meta denies widespread reports of an Instagram breach
Authorities bust 34 alleged members of the Black Axe cyber fraud group, BreachForums user database exposed in breach, Fancy Bear has launched credential harvesting attacks, NIST seeks agentic AI security input, MuddyWater launches spearphishing campaign in Middle East, much more
Best infosec-related long reads for the weeks of 12/13/25, 12/30/25, and 1/3/26
Kids turn from cybercrime to real-world violent thefts, How retailers profit from crypto ATM scams, Integrated web browsers are insecure out of the box, An MIT railroad club led to modern-day hackers, AI coding tools are susceptible to attacks, LLM guardrails are inherently exploitable
Trump ends US participation in organizations devoted to stronger cybersecurity
Prisoner swap sends alleged ransomware payment negotiator back to Russia, CISA retires ten emergency directives at once, Cambodian cybercrime kingpin extradited to China, Fugitive wanted for Desjardins breach arrested in Spain, Trans activists hacked Free Speech Union, much more