Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 2/4/23
The line Conti wouldn't cross, The Kremlin spies on Telegram?, Hackney Council's ransomware pain, Spyware threatens democracy, Pig butchering's UK nexus, Truckers' surveillance woes, more
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China's 'Aggressive' Balloon Reconnaissance Poses No Threat on the Ground
TikTok charm offensive flopped, ION won't be fixed for days, Vice Media reports breach a year late, Ubiquiti employee pleads guilty to theft and extortion, Hacker steals $3M from Orion, much more
LockBit Gang Tied to Cyber Incident That Hit Derivatives Trading Platform ION Trading
Iran blames cyberattack for internet outage, FTC fines GoodRX for sharing sensitive data, $120 million stolen from BonqDAO during exploit, Facebook paid contractor to scrape data, much more
Videos Show Easy Hacks of Electrify America Fast Charger's Internal Computer System
FS-ISAC reports steep rise in DDoS attacks, Ransomware attack shutters Nantucket schools, Anker admits Eufy cameras not E2E encrypted, Microsoft disables malicious OAuth apps, much more
The U.S. Will No Longer Grant Any American Tech Export Licenses to Huawei, Report
Killnet DDoS'ed a dozen-plus U.S. hospital websites, Russia says U.S. boosts Ukraine's IT Army, TSA warns about no-fly list leak, GoogleFi data swiped in T-Mobile breach, Mastodon.social DDoS'ed, more
New Data-Wiping Malware Called SwiftSlicer Used in Attacks Against Ukrainian Targets
Hackers stole over $750,000 using wallet-draining Twitter link, Lazarus Group moved $27 million in stolen Harmony funds, JD Sports reports incident exposing 10 million customers' data, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long and Long(ish) Reads of the Week, 1/28/23
A hacktivist group targets Latin American leaders and institutions, Smart ovens check in with Russia and China, Why legislation targeting TikTok is a good thing, How "spam" came to mean junk mail Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the best
Best Infosec-Related Long and Long(ish) Reads of the Week, 1/28/23
A hacktivist group targets Latin American leaders and institutions, Smart ovens check in with Russia and China, Why legislation targeting TikTok is a good thing, How "spam" came to mean junk mail
Feds Bust Up Hive Gang, $10 Million Reward Offered for Links With Foreign Governments
NSO Group defends spyware, Royal Mail resumes some int'l shipping, Google shutters 50,000 Chinese disinfo accounts, French football chief email hacking probe launched, Mango Markets sues thief, more
Malicious Actors Targeted U.S. Agencies in Phishing Campaigns Using Legit RMM Software
Riot Games won't pay ransom, NCSC warns of Iranian, Russian hackers, Kevin Rose lost 40 NFTs in wallet hack, Old Yandex source code leaked, Scams boosted through hacked Robinhood Twitter, much more
Hackers Stole LastPass Parent Company's Encrypted Customer Back Ups, Encryption Key
Hackers demand $10 million for League of Legends source code, Massive wave of N. Korean phishing emails appeared last month, Chinese hackers targeted 12 S. Korean institutions, much more
FBI Confirms North Korea's Lazarus Group Pulled Off $100M Horizon Bridge Heist
$321 million Wormhole bridge hackers move a lot of currency, MailChimp breach affects FanDuel, New whistleblower says Twitter still uses GodMode, Kristi Noem claims she was hacked, much more