Why are there so many Romanian cybersecurity journalists?
On any given day, over a half-dozen journalists from Romania produce a lot of infosec news articles. But why are there so many?
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Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 5/3/25
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PowerSchool hackers are extorting schools despite the company's ransom payment
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