Category: cyberscoop

Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
09
Dec
2025

Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate

The State Department is seeking help to locate a pair of hackers allegedly working for Shahid Shushtari, a malicious cyber…

Is ransomware finally on the decline? Treasury data offers cautious hope
08
Dec
2025

Is ransomware finally on the decline? Treasury data offers cautious hope

Ransomware is on the decline, according to a study the Treasury Department released Thursday, pointing to fewer attacks and payments…

Robert Rea
08
Dec
2025

UK cyber agency warns LLMs will always be vulnerable to prompt injection

The UK’s top cyber agency issued a warning to the public Monday: large language model AI tools may always contain…

Defense bill addresses secure phones, AI training, cyber troop mental health
08
Dec
2025

Defense bill addresses secure phones, AI training, cyber troop mental health

The Defense Department would require that senior leaders have secure mobile phones, that personnel would get cybersecurity training that includes…

Attackers hit React defect as researchers quibble over proof
06
Dec
2025

Attackers hit React defect as researchers quibble over proof

Attackers of different origins and motivations swiftly exploited a critical vulnerability dubbed React2Shell, affecting React Server Components shortly after Meta…

More evidence your AI agents can be turned against you
05
Dec
2025

More evidence your AI agents can be turned against you

Agentic AI tools are being pushed into software development pipelines, IT networks and other business workflows. But using these tools…

Bipartisan health care cybersecurity legislation returns to address a cornucopia of issues
05
Dec
2025

Bipartisan health care cybersecurity legislation returns to address a cornucopia of issues

A bipartisan group of senators are looking to tackle health care cybersecurity by reviving legislation that would update regulations and…

Sen. Mark Kelly: Investing in safe, secure AI is key to U.S. dominance
05
Dec
2025

Sen. Mark Kelly: Investing in safe, secure AI is key to U.S. dominance

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., called for robust safeguards in U.S.-developed AI systems to prevent abuse and misuse, arguing that both…

The Great Wall of China
05
Dec
2025

Officials warn about expansive, ongoing China espionage threat riding on Brickstorm malware

Cybersecurity authorities and threat analysts unveiled alarming details Thursday about a suspected China state-sponsored espionage and data theft campaign that…

Intellexa remotely accessed Predator spyware customer systems, investigation finds
05
Dec
2025

Intellexa remotely accessed Predator spyware customer systems, investigation finds

Leaked training videos suggest that Intellexa retained the ability to remotely access the systems of customers who had used its…

Sean Plankey nomination to lead CISA appears to be over after Thursday vote
04
Dec
2025

Sean Plankey nomination to lead CISA appears to be over after Thursday vote

Sean Plankey’s nomination to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency looks to be over following his exclusion from a Senate…

Five-page draft Trump administration cyber strategy targeted for January release
04
Dec
2025

Five-page draft Trump administration cyber strategy targeted for January release

The Trump administration is aiming to release its six-part national cybersecurity strategy in January, according to multiple sources familiar with…