Category: cyberscoop

A person holds a smartphone displaying a glowing red warning symbol with an exclamation mark in a dark setting.
27
Nov
2025

Crisis24 shuts down emergency notification system in wake of ransomware attack

OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been…

Robert Rea
26
Nov
2025

New legislation targets scammers that use AI to deceive

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House would increase the criminal penalties for committing fraud and impersonation with the…

Robert Rea
26
Nov
2025

Congress calls on Anthropic CEO to testify on Chinese Claude espionage campaign

The House Homeland Security Committee is calling on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to provide testimony on a likely-Chinese espionage campaign…

‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past
26
Nov
2025

‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past

The final season of “Stranger Things” is upon us, and 1980s nostalgia is at an all-time high. The clunky control…

Light reflects off glass panels on Salesforce Tower through the fog in San Francisco on July 31, 2018. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
26
Nov
2025

Gainsight CEO downplays impact of attack that spread to Salesforce environments

An independent forensic investigation is underway to determine the extent of the intrusion into customer management software Gainsight’s systems and…

Underground AI models promise to be hackers ‘cyber pentesting waifu’ 
26
Nov
2025

Underground AI models promise to be hackers ‘cyber pentesting waifu’ 

As legitimate businesses purchase AI tools from some of the largest companies in the world, cybercriminals are accessing  an increasingly…

Matt Kapko
25
Nov
2025

Shai-Hulud worm returns stronger and more automated than ever before

Security researchers and authorities are warning about a fresh wave of supply-chain attacks linked to a self-replicating worm that attackers…

Robert Rea
25
Nov
2025

New research finds that Claude breaks bad if you teach it to cheat

According to Anthropic, its large language model Claude is designed to be a “harmless” and helpful assistant. But new research…

CISA alert draws attention to spyware’s targeting of messaging apps
24
Nov
2025

CISA alert draws attention to spyware’s targeting of messaging apps

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned Monday about threat groups using commercial spyware to target messaging apps, and urged…

This campaign aims to tackle persistent security myths in favor of better advice
24
Nov
2025

This campaign aims to tackle persistent security myths in favor of better advice

Some cybersecurity advice has been around for ages: Frequently change passwords, avoid public Wi-Fi. But most experts say a lot…

A photo-illustration of computer code fading into a digital representation of a human head.
24
Nov
2025

The slow rise of SBOMs meets the rapid advance of AI

Open-source components power nearly all modern software, but they’re often buried deep in massive codebases—hiding severe vulnerabilities. For years, software…

When trust turns toxic: Lessons from the Salesloft Drift incident
24
Nov
2025

When trust turns toxic: Lessons from the Salesloft Drift incident

The recent Salesloft Drift breach offered a sobering reminder of how easily trust can be weaponized in today’s SaaS and…