Venture Spending in Cybersecurity During Q3 2022 Dropped to Lowest Level Since Q4 2020
Funding dropped 10% between Q2 22 and Q3 22, total number of deals climbed by 9% from Q2 22 to Q3 22, average deal value dropped by 21% from Q2 22 to Q3 22
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Domestic Threats to Midterm Elections Emerge as Bigger Concern Than Foreign Interference
French authorities bust car theft ring, Meta launches campaign to promote security of WhatsApp, Hacker steals $1 million from BitKeep, Biden cybersecurity strategy to be released soon, much more
FBI Warns U.S. Political Parties They Could Be Targets of Chinese Hackers Ahead of Midterms
Mango Markets' hacker gets to keep $47 million, WSJ reporter says law firm hired mercenary hackers to get him, Microsoft botched key Windows defense, New ransomware hits Ukraine, Poland, more
Biden Plans New Security Rules for Hospitals, Water Sector, Medical Devices, Warning Systems
Guacamaya leak exposes Australian secret agents, Cyberattack on Mormon church exposes member, employee and contractor data, Five people are busted for roles in NFT fraud ring, much more
FCC Plans to Ban Sales of Huawei, ZTE Gear in the U.S. on Security Grounds, Sources
Attacker drained Mango Markets of more than $100 million, Biden stresses countering China's cyber power in national security strategy, Chinese threat group targeted U.S. state legislature, much more
White House Begins Work on IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Program
Hackers stole $2.3 million from Temple DAO, Bittrex pays $29 million for sanctions violations, Microsoft issues patches for at least 89 flaws, Google and Mandiant CTI operations merge, much more
Killnet Hackers Launched DDoS Attacks Against U.S. Airport Websites, Flights Not Affected
Two hack-related probes of Optus launched, GCHQ head says China is a 'threat to us all,' Fortinet flaw exploited in the wild, Toyota reports leak of near 300,000 pieces of customer info, much more
Protestors Hacked Iranian State TV Blaming Supreme Leader Khamenei for Women's Deaths
SingTel suffers another data breach at an Australian unit, Starlink outages have damaged Ukrainian comms, Germany's cyber chief is under fire for Russian connection, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 10/8/22
Self-taught geniuses help fight ransomware attackers, Ukrainian tech workers dodge bombs and dislocation to perform their jobs, Life in the Metaverse is not as bad as it seems Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of long-form infosec pieces and related articles that we
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 10/8/22
Self-taught geniuses help fight ransomware attackers, Ukrainian tech workers dodge bombs and dislocation to perform their jobs, Life in the Metaverse is not as bad as it seems
Binance Halts BNC Chain After a Hacker Stole Up to Possibly $600 Million
Feds release advisory on Chinese hacker threats, Up to one million Facebook users were targeted with password-stealing malware, Fortinet warns of new critical flaw, Optus class-action filed, more
Former Uber CSO Found Guilty of Hiding Hack, Faces Up to Eight Years in Prison
Third-party records systems company creates problems for patients after likely ransomware attack, Oz gov't creates new law following Optus hack, CISA seeks to co-opt election conspiracy theories, more