Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/24/23
Gripping tale of Huawei corporate espionage, Iranian misinformation groups are infiltrating Israel, Cars suck up a vast amount of data, Data labeling by a growing underclass fuels AI
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FBI NDAs Routinely Force Cops to Hide Use of Cell Site Simulators
Lawmakers pursue sharp restrictions on Sec. 702, Google pledges $20 million to cybersecurity clinics, CalPERS hit by Clop in MOVEit breach, GitHub repos vulnerable to RepoJacking, much more
Biden Administration Explores Actions to Address Chinese Cloud Computing Security
FTC charges Amazon with using dark patterns to trick users, Antivirus brands' parent company hit by MOVEit attack, Crypting services key to cybercrime, New FadeStealer malware unveiled, much more
DOJ Prioritizes Cyber Threats as Key National Security Concerns
Huawei. ZTE personnel in Cuba elevated fears of China spying, Clop denies stealing data from Zellis, APT28 targets Ukraine gov't, military operations, EU may bless spyware against reporters, much more
Hackers Launch DDoS Attacks on the European Investment Bank Over Ukraine Support
UK government doubles cyber support funding for Ukraine, 2.2 million UK uni students' breached credentials on dark web, Vancouver Transit Police hit by Clop in MOVEit attack, much more
Timeline of Top US Government Data Breaches, 1996 to June 2023
Fifteen of twenty-seven major US federal government data breaches have been associated with foreign threat actors, with China topping the list.
Possible USDA Clop Attack Emerges Alongside $10 Million Reward, Third MOVEit Flaw
Microsoft says Anonymous Sudan DDoS attacks caused June outage, ALPHV extorts Reddit, New infostealer Mystic Stealer identified, FTC charges DNA testing firm with data security failures, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/17/23
Spying on prisoners' heartbeats, Cops abusing anti-porn app, Sending suicide hotline caller's data to Facebook, Shady chips inside the Navy, NASA and NATO, Updating SP 800-171, plus a bonus long read Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the best
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 6/17/23
Spying on prisoners' heartbeats, Cops abusing anti-porn app, Sending suicide hotline caller's data to Facebook, Shady chips inside the Navy, NASA and NATO, Updating SP 800-171, plus a bonus long read
US Government Agencies and Other New Victims Hit as Clop Attack Spree Continues
New MOVEit vuln emerges, Chinese hackers behind Barracuda exploitation, Russian charged for LockBit deployment, Teixeira indicted, EU to ban Huawei and ZTE, LockBit hits Indian drug giant, much more
Novel Russian Threat Group Cadet Blizzard Is Behind Recent Wave of Attacks, Microsoft
EU takes steps toward AI rules, Sweden fines Spotify for alleged data access violations, New TikTok bill introduced, Election security reports emerge, FCC launches data protection taskforce, much more
US Government Says Section 702 Helped Solve Colonial Pipeline, Other Cyber Incidents
Russia-linked misinformation campaign targeted France, CISA issues directive on internet-exposed devices, No zero days in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, Romanian sentenced for bulletproof hosting, more