Cynthia B Brumfield

China Issues New Data Security Incident Response Classifications

iPhones and other foreign devices ban spreads across Chinese government, MongoDB reports corporate system breach, Hackers steal millions of dollars worth of NFTs, Apple clips Flipper Zero, much more

Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 12/9/23

Viral Indian influence operation pushes Modi's agenda, Organized pig-butchering scams, Smart TVs track everything you watch, Meta's new privacy-violating smart glasses, Trump's troll army Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the best long-form infosec-related pieces we

Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 12/9/23

Viral Indian influence operation pushes Modi's agenda, Organized pig-butchering scams, Smart TVs track everything you watch, Meta's new privacy-violating smart glasses, Trump's troll army

Phishing Attack Led to Supply Chain Compromise, $600K Theft at Ledger

$80m pig butchering scam disrupted, Google change could limit access to location data, Security engineer pleads guilty to high-profile hacks, Ubiquiti flaw allowed users to see others, much more

Ukrainian Official Attributes Kyivstar Attack to Sandworm-Linked Group Solntsepek

Microsoft cracks down on Storm-1152, Apple to require court order for law enforcement push notification access, Feds warn of APT29 TeamCity server targeting, FCC adopts breach rules, much more

Rhysida Gang Allegedly Hacked Sony's Insomniac Games Group

UK at risk for 'catastrophic' ransomware attack, Kyivstar CEO blames Russia for attack, Ukraine disrupted Russia's state tax service, ICO fines UK's defense ministry for disclosure, much more

Section 702 Authorization Bill Would Greatly Expand Business Cooperation in Surveillance

Sources say China's Volt Typhoon campaign is ramping up, Spanish police nick Kelvin Security leader, Ukraine mobile op Kyivstar hit by "powerful" attack, Lazarus still exploiting Log4j, much more

Amazon Sues Theft Ring REKK That Hacked Internal Systems and Bribed Employees

EU launches landmark AI regulation, Law enforcement take-down of ALPHV rumored with scant evidence, FTC warns of theft and malware via QR codes, Irish water system shut down after hack, much more

Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 12/2/23

The hidden story of HHS' state-sponsored hack, College students subjected to massive tracking, China's expansion into destructive capabilities, Meta's long slog to E2EE, Silicon Valley's AI arms race Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the

Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 12/2/23

The hidden story of HHS' state-sponsored hack, College students subjected to massive tracking, China's expansion into destructive capabilities, Meta's long slog to E2EE, Silicon Valley's AI arms race

US Treasury, Justice and State Departments Join the UK in Targeting FSB's Star Blizzard Group

2.6b personal records exposed in breaches over past two years, APT 28 targeted NATO orgs using Outlook zero day, Bluetooth flaw could exploit Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices, much more

UK Accuses FSB Group of Targeting Emails of Politicians, Others to Undermine Democracy

Celebrities duped into Russian propaganda via Cameo, Former Twitter exec sues company over security budget cuts, Meta rolls out E23 for Messenger, Nissan Oceania probes cyberattack, much more