The second story is about why I hate pretty much all security plugins. That one mentions Jetpack by name (which I do not hate but I recognize it’s flaws), and it also brings up what was a rather public fiasco (WP-Spamshield even had a whole post on WPTavern).
The third is about a guy who stole a plugin he bought and honestly it’s the first time I heard a lawyer say “double down on dumbassery” when I’d asked them for advice afterwards.