Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 1/20/24
Predatory Sparrow's acts of cyberwar, Using facial recognition for matching DNA-created faces, How Keith Alexander's SPAC failed, Microsoft's subpar security, App collects massive data for India's BJP
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How a Group of Israel-Linked Hackers Has Pushed the Limits of Cyberwar
Wired’s Andy Greenberg examines one of the most destructive groups of nation-state hackers, Israel’s Predatory Sparrow, which has engaged in years-long digital intrusions with a tight focus on Iran under the guise of being an Iranian hacktivist group, engaging in acts of what most cybersecurity analysts consider cyberwar, paralyzing gas station and destroying s…
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