Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 11/2/24
Cops can't keep up with the rise of infostealers, How a third-party script exploited British Airways, Setting up a risk appetite statement, The security threats poised against Smart Grid 2.0
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Mythos model slips into the wild through vendor backdoor
Mozilla says Mythos ID'ed 271 vulnerabilities, Australia, New Zealand and Japan are monitoring Mythos, NCSC chief warns of a perfect storm of cyberattacks, Supplier attack exposes exposed details of potential school shooters and bullies, Former FBI cyber chief calls ransomware terrorism, much more
Ransomware negotiator cops to conspiring with cybercrims against US companies
NSW official charged in data breach involving sensitive documents, UK man faces 22 years in US prison for $8m hacking scheme, French gov't identity website hack might have exposed users' data, Bundesbank president wants level playing field for Mythos, Lovable downplays data exposure, much more
White House opens backchannel to Anthropic as Pentagon fight simmers
Anthropic gave NSA access to Mythos Preview, Anthropic's donation to open source developers highlights how under-sourced they are, Asian regulators urge banks to use Mythos, LayerZero-powered cross-chain bridge Kelp DAO lost $292m in DPRK exploit, much more
Best infosec long-reads 4/18: The gap between capability and accountability is widening
Why Anthropic decided to keep Mythos under wraps, Iran adopted locally resonant narratives to exploit Irish political tensions, Sexual deepfakes are the scourge of schools, How insider risk and supply chain compromise afflicted twenty-something billionaires, MSG's owner is obsessed with surveillance