Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 8/6/22
How the Jester created CounterSocial, High-tech surveillance along the Arizona border is deadly, Faux CIA operative and cyber firm owner scammed victims, Why ransomware persists
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Iran-Friendly Hackers Carried Out Disruptive Attacks on Albanian Government Websites
Nomad says attackers who return 90% of stolen funds will be considered 'white hat,' Russian national who profited from cybercrime extradited to U.S., Bitter APT has spied on thousands, much more
Team of 'White Hat' Hackers Sought to Slow Down Solana Attack
Anonymous claims Chinese website defacement, 72 sites and accounts discovered to be PRC propaganda effort, UK parliament shuts down TikTok account, Thoma Bravo to take Ping private, much more
Taiwanese Websites Hit by Annoying DDoS Attacks Ahead of Pelosi's Visit
Hackers stole $8m from Solana wallets, Thousands of forked GitHub repo clones were altered to include malware, Robinhood find for cybersecurity violations, UK PM vote postponed by hacking fears, more
Hackers Systematically Drained $191 Million From Nomad Token Bridge
BlackCat took credit for ransomware attack against energy company, North Korean IT workers plagiarize online resumes to gain crypto jobs, Oz cops bar activists from using encrypted apps, much more
Senate Finance Committee Warned DHS of Poor Security of Organ Transplant Sharing Network
Illuminate Education data breach highlights school system tracking system risks, Experts puzzled over Secret Service's January 6 texts back-up fail, Oz teen spent RAT proceeds on take-away food, more
Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 7/30/22
POGO dropped a bombshell about missing DHS texts, An ecosystem of data brokers are sucking up smart cars' data, China's ambassador to the U.S. broke the Aspen Summit's decorum, more Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of
Best Infosec Long-Reads of the Week, 7/30/22
POGO dropped a bombshell about missing DHS texts, An ecosystem of data brokers are sucking up smart cars' data, China's ambassador to the U.S. broke the Aspen Summit's decorum, more
Foreign Actors Attacked U.S. Courts' Document System in 2020 Causing Security Failure
German police identify alleged energy and water company hacker, US MSP suffers cyberattack, Questions surround Sky Mavis CEO's pre-hack transactions, 'Proxy service' exposes user database, more
Knotweed Group Is Linked to Spyware Vendor Targeting Law Firms, Banks and Consultancies
Lawmakers are alarmed by mercenary spyware, EU staff was compromised by Pegasus spyware, WordFly ransomware attacks hinders arts organizations worldwide, Reward for NK bad actors' info doubles, more
Average Data Breach Cost Reaches $4.35 Million, Up 13% Over the Past Two Years
Two college students ID'ed a sextortionist, Admins have only 15 minutes to patch after CVE is published, Greek leader says he was targeted with Predator spyware, Cryptojacking attacks climb, much more
LockBit Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Italy's Tax Agency, Small Canadian Town
Roblox prepared for Chinese partner's hack, mRNA-free dating site exposed members' personal data, China tried to build informant network inside Federal Reserve, New attack vector threatens VR, more