The Record: Q&A with the FBI’s Bryan Smith on how the agency generated 300+ decryption keys from Hive’s servers and gave them to victims, avoiding ~$130M in ransom payments  —  While there was excitement when they actually got that access, there was no time to kind of enjoy that moment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: A survey of 70 cybersecurity experts: 64% favor reauthorization of FISA’s Section 702, set to expire at the end of 2023, with some changes to address abuse  —  Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  It’s good to be back from Denver.  There, a 6-year-old repeatedly defeated me and/or incapacitated … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Colin Wilhelm / The Block: FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh, claiming the trio knew Alameda was insolvent when acquiring clearing platform Embed for nearly $250M  —  – FTX’s current leadership claims that Bankman-Fried and other executives knew that Alameda Research was insolvent when it finalized … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Temitayo Lawal / Rest of World: A look at eNaira, Nigeria’s 18-month-old government-backed digital currency that hasn’t converted crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access  —  The government-backed eNaira, meant as a hedge against inflation, hasn’t converted crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Diana Li / Bloomberg: Grammarly announces Grammarly Business, which uses generative AI to summarize key points in email threads, compose replies, and more, rolling out in June 2023  —  Grammarly Inc., a software company known for its writing assistant, is trying to expand its business to the office by harnessing artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme