Category: cyberscoop

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)
11
Mar
2026

Salesforce issues new security alert tied to third customer attack spree in six months

Threat hunters and a collection of unconfirmed victims are responding to a series of attacks targeting Salesforce customers, which the…

If consequences matter, they should apply to vendors, too
11
Mar
2026

If consequences matter, they should apply to vendors, too

Washington has rediscovered consequences. Just not consistently. The March 6 executive order rests on a simple, correct idea: cyber-enabled fraud…

FBI says even in an AI-powered world, security basics still matter
11
Mar
2026

FBI says even in an AI-powered world, security basics still matter

Artificial intelligence may be enhancing cyber threats, but the defensive approach to those AI-amplified attacks remains the same, a top…

Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday is first in 6 months with no actively exploited zero-days
10
Mar
2026

Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday is first in 6 months with no actively exploited zero-days

Microsoft addressed 83 vulnerabilities that cut across its broad portfolio of enterprise software and underlying services in its latest security…

Derek B. Johnson
10
Mar
2026

Federal judge blocks Perplexity’s AI browser from making Amazon purchases

A federal judge has blocked Perplexity, makers of the Comet AI browser, from accessing user Amazon accounts and making purchases…

Critical defect in Java security engine poses serious downstream security risks
10
Mar
2026

Critical defect in Java security engine poses serious downstream security risks

A maximum-severity vulnerability in pac4j, an open-source library integrated into hundreds of software packages and repositories, poses a significant security…

No, it’s not ‘unnecessarily burdensome’ to control your own data
10
Mar
2026

No, it’s not ‘unnecessarily burdensome’ to control your own data

According to a recent report, the State Department sent a cable urging U.S. diplomats to oppose international data sovereignty regulations…

Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy
09
Mar
2026

Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy

The Trump administration is plotting an interagency body to confront malign hackers, pilot programs to secure critical infrastructure across states…

We've seen ransomware cost American lives. Here's what it will actually take to stop it.
09
Mar
2026

We’ve seen ransomware cost American lives. Here’s what it will actually take to stop it.

Flights canceled. Emergency rooms shut down. Centuries-old companies shuttered. Ransomware and other similar cyberattacks have become so routine that even…

Derek B. Johnson
08
Mar
2026

LLMs are getting better at unmasking people online 

Can anonymity on the internet survive in the age of generative AI? A recent study from ETH Zurich examined how Large…

Microsoft and authorities dismantled Tycoon 2FA's infrastructure. A seizure notice is displayed on of the phishing platform's domains March 4, 2026. (Microsoft)
08
Mar
2026

Global coalition dismantles Tycoon 2FA phishing kit

Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing kit and platform that allowed low-skilled cybercriminals to bypass multifactor authentication and conduct large-scale adversary-in-the-middle…

Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation
08
Mar
2026

Cisco reveals 2 max-severity defects in firewall management software

Cisco released information on a pair of max-severity vulnerabilities in its firewall management software Wednesday that unauthenticated, remote attackers could…