These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2023

TechCrunch presents a year-end cyber jealousy list showcasing standout cybersecurity reporting across 2023, spanning themes such as ransomware and cybercrime (MGM, Trickbot), supply-chain compromises (SolarWinds), consumer security failures (LastPass vault thefts, Anker Eufy encryption lapses), social engineering and SIM swapping, wartime cyber operations in Ukraine, law enforcement’s problematic use of facial recognition, and investigations into hacking-for-hire firms like Appin, offering a broad survey of the year’s most impactful security stories.