Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week, 10/7/23
How Intellexa sold spyware to Egypt, How phone phreakers created Apple, How one writer lost $31,000 in a pool-related BEC scam, The best password manager, PCLOB's view on Sec. 702
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Salt Typhoon infiltrated US House China Committee, other committees, sources
TX court enjoins Samsung from using or selling consumer data, FCC exempts some Chinese tech at Pentagon's request, Man accused of stealing Snapchat access codes for 600 women for Northeastern Univ. coach, Ni8mare flaw allows takeover of N8N workflow automation platform, much more
Man pleads guilty in the first successful US prosecution of a stalkerware operator
Korea warns of hacking forum that steals and sells data, NZ High court enjoins publication of stolen medical data, UK government launches $282m cyber action plan, Threat actor stole and threatens to leak data from insurer Prosura, Command injection flaw found in D-Link DSL routers, much more
'Martha Root' deleted white supremacist websites live at CCC conference
Ledger third-party payment processor exposed customer data, UL Solutions withdraws from FCC Cyber Trust Mark, NordVPN denies breach saying hackers obtained only dummy data, Thefts stemming from 2022 LastPass breach still ongoing, Russian threat group uses Viber to deliver malware, much more
Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages
Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks, CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director, Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025, OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here to stay, European Space Agency confirms breach, much more