Developments in the Discord Papers, including notes on influencers and why they seek influence. Tax season scams. KillNets selling, but is anyone buying?

Published: April 17, 2023, 8:45 p.m.

b'The alleged Discord Papers leaker has been charged. We look at how the Papers spread online. A life lived online as a security risk. US tax season scams, at the 11th filing hour. Caleb Barlow from Cylete on the layoffs in security that many thought would never happen. Maria Varmazis and Brandon Karpf share the launch of the new space podcast, T-Minus. And KillNet says it\\u2019s open for business.\\n\\nFor links to all of today\'s stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/73\\n\\nSelected reading.\\nInside the furious week-long scramble to hunt down a massive Pentagon leak (CNN Politics)\\xa0\\nMassachusetts Air National Guard\\u2019s Intelligence Mission in the Spotlight (New York Times)\\xa0\\nLeaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says (Washington Post)\\xa0\\nWSJ News Exclusive | Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets (Wall Street Journal).\\nA Russian Disinformation Empire in Oak Harbor, Washington (Malcontent News)\\xa0\\nPro-Russia propagandist unmasked as New Jersey tropical fish seller (The Telegraph)\\xa0\\nSuspect charged in case involving leaked classified military documents (Washington Post)\\xa0\\nJack Teixeira, suspect in Pentagon leaks, charged under Espionage Act (the Guardian)\\nLeak suspect appears in court as US spells out its case (AP NEWS)\\xa0\\nAirman in Pentagon intel leak charged (Military Times)\\xa0\\nAirman charged in Pentagon intel leak regretted joining the military (Military Times)\\xa0\\nHe\\u2019s from a military family \\u2014 and allegedly leaked U.S. secrets (Washington Post)\\nJack Teixeira\'s alleged Discord leaks show why the US should stop showering Top Secret clearances on 21-year-old keyboard warriors (Business Insider).\\nThe military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began. (Washington Post)\\xa0\\nA new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies (Washington Post)\\xa0\\nWas the Gen-Z Pentagon leaker motivated by social media clout? (the Guardian)\\xa0\\nMicrosoft president claims Russian intelligence is trying to "penetrate gaming communities" (GamesIndustry.biz)\\nHow Gamers Eclipsed Spies as an Intelligence Threat (Foreign Policy)\\nCrafty PDF link is part of another tax-season malware campaign (Record)\\nTax season scams. (CyberWire)\\nUkraine at D+414: Discord Papers arrest, cyberespionage, and hacktivist DDoS. (CyberWire)'