Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 2/10/24
Marginalized communities hit harder by cyberattacks, Deepfakes complicate elections, AI threatens robots.txt files, Data centers scar Ireland
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FBI Took Out GRU's Moobot Malware Network
US hit Iranian intel-gathering military ship with a cyberattack, State Dept. offers $10m for ALPHV leaders info, Zeus malware operator pleads guilty, Meta took actions against spyware firms, Cybercrims steal face scans, Crypto money laundering dropped in 2023, Google launches AI defense initiative, much more
State-Backed Hackers Are Experimenting With AI in Creating Cyberattacks
ISP Internet Corp published thousands of clients' emails, Cyberattack forces German battery maker to shut down five plants, LockBit claims Fulton County attack, Exchange Server zero-day exploited before Patch Tuesday, Ethical crypto hacker alliance created, KeyTrap security hole can exhaust DNS servers, S. Korean cybercrime ring buys websites from
Pro-Palestinian Hackers Targeted Israeli Software Engineers Weeks Before October 7
DRPK hackers targeted aide to S. Korean president, Poland PM claims Pegasus spying on 'long list' of victims, GAO hack tied to Atlassian bug, Prudential Financial claims cybercrime group hack, PlayDapp lost $290m through exploit, so much more
Ransomware Attack Forces Dozens of Romanian Hospitals Offline
BofA customers affected by breach, Hundreds of Microsoft Azure accounts compromised by phishing, GAO employees caught in breach, FCC modifies breach reporting rules, CO state public defender hit by attack, France finds massive RU misinfo effort, much more
Feds Seize Data-Stealing Warzone RAT Websites, Arrest Two
Duke Energy to decommission Chinese batteries, Canada to ban Flipper Zero, 17-year-old finds Juniper data leak, Prince Harry settles phone hacking claims, much more
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Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 2/3/24
London transport system surveilled passengers, Still-glitchy passkeys promise better security, Blame companies for SIM swaps, AI causes more insecure code, Ermakov Sanctions explained, more
Fake LastPass App Made Its Way Onto Apple's App Store, Likely Used to Steal Credentials
Iran's cyber operations against Israel growing bolder, FCC cracks down on AI-generated voice calls, State Dept. offers $10m Hive gang reward, Yet another Ivanti flaw emerges, much more
China's Volt Typhoon Has Lived in Critical Networks for At Least Five Years
Ransomware payments topped $1.1 billion last year, UN probing 58 suspected DPRK attacks, Google to block sideloading in Singapore test, 'Security researcher' charged with $2.5m Apple fraud, much more
Government Hackers Targeted iPhone Zero Days Using Startup Variston's Spyware
Chinese group breached Dutch Ministry of Defense, Chinese-speaking group loots resume data, Cyberattack hits French healthcare giant, Fake story about smart toothbrush botnet gains steam, much more Note bene: While Metacurity explores switching to alternative newsletter platforms, please know that whatever we do, you can always reach Metacurity at https:
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Commercial Spyware Abusers
UK and nearly three dozen other nations sign int'l pact against hackers-for-hire, Chicago children's hospital suffering under week-long cyber incident, PA court system out due to DDoS, much more Note bene: While Metacurity explores switching to alternative newsletter platforms, please know that whatever we do, you