Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 8/27/22
Thieves bilked woman in elaborate romance scam, Peruvian "socialite" who infiltrated NATO society was a GRU operative, Teens rickrolled six schools, "OSINT" Twitter accounts in India target foes
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Hack of LastPass in 2022 led to massive theft of XRP, now worth nearly $700 million
Whistleblower says Meta was willing to allow China to oversee all Facebook content, White House eyes DeepSeek ban, Commands in Chinese-made ESP32 microchip could lead to attacks, Terrorgram network caused two murders in Slovakia, Cyber incident exposed 18K NTT corporate customers' data, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 3/1/25
How a free security product enabled the $1.5 billion Bybit theft, Unprecedented leak reveals scammers' operations, How scammers bilked millions in the UK using fake celebrity ads, The immensity of recently revealed scam operations, The time to get ready for quantum computing is now
Law enforcement took down hacker-friendly Russian crypto exchange Garantex
US allies are dubious about intel sharing, Intel workers unsettled by firings, PyPI package steals ETH private keys, Rural hospitals struggle with cyber, Israel has built AI tool on intercepted Palestinian communications, 1Password makes it easier to find passwords based on location, much more
US indicts twelve prolific Chinese hackers, including eight i-Soon staffers
Silk Typhoon targets remote management and cloud applications, FSB claims it disrupted Ukraine phishing bid to recruit Youth Army members, Former officials warn of a weaker CISA after staff cuts, A million Android streaming boxes conscripted into botnet, Utah passes age verification law, much more