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Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 10/15/22 and 10/22/22

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Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 10/15/22 and 10/22/22

Chinese tycoon linked to Beijing intel became a favorite of MAGA-land, Former U.S. generals work for oppressive regimes, IDF's first-ever cyberattack, FBI struggled with cybercrime, more

Cynthia Brumfield
Oct 22, 2022
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Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of long-form infosec pieces and related articles that we couldn’t properly fit into our daily crush of news. Let us know what you think, and feel free to let us know of your favorite long-reads via Twitter @Metacurity. We’ll gladly credit you with a hat tip. Happy reading!

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How a Tycoon Linked to Chinese Intelligence Became a Darling of Trump Republicans

Evan Osnos had this fascinating piece in the New Yorker about Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, a flashy but peculiar billionaire who Steve Bannon called “the Donald Trump of Beijing.” Guo maintained a secret partnership with one of China’s most potent spymasters, an intelligence officer named Ma Jian, who his own government had arrested. Together the two used surveillance, blackmail, and political influence to amass fortunes and evade scrutiny, and Guo ultimately said he was an “affiliate” of China’s all-pervasive Ministry…

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