Authorities accuse trio of using AI deepfakes to defraud $129M from businesses
Three men concocted an elaborate, yearslong scheme that defrauded companies of at least $129 million by using AI to impersonate executives and lawyers, tricking targeted…
Category: Cyberscoop
OpenAI debuts GPT-6 Cyber, touting better performance — and safety guardrails
OpenAI announced a new cybersecurity-focused model Thursday, citing internal benchmark testing that shows improvements in vulnerability discovery, patch development and adherence to safety guardrails meant…
Air Force cyber official: need to invest in digital forensics
The government needs to invest in digital forensics to keep pace with incidents and threats in cyberspace, the principal cyber adviser for the Department of…
What Democratic control of Congress means for cybersecurity
Democrats’ big win on Election Day, which saw them take control of both the House and Senate, has ramifications for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
Officials extradite Canadian man to US for alleged cryptomining spree
Two Canadian men broke into the networks of multiple U.S. universities, stole credentials and implanted malware on compromised computers to commandeer processing power for a…
CrowdStrike moves to acquire Fiddler and Dreadnode, adding AI observability and testing to its security platform
CrowdStrike announced Monday it has signed agreements to acquire two artificial intelligence security companies, Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, in deals announced at its Fal.Con Europe…
Europol dismantles investment scheme that impacted potential victims in 50 countries
Authorities arrested seven people allegedly involved in an investment fraud scheme that claimed potential victims in more than 50 countries, Europol said Tuesday. Officials said…
Defense and aerospace firm settles with government over allegedly failing to meet cybersecurity contract requirements
A Delaware-based defense and aerospace company has settled a case with U.S. agencies over government allegations that the firm neglected its cybersecurity obligations in its…
Oklahoma man charged with mailing threats, substances to election officials nationwide
An Oklahoma man has been charged with mailing suspicious white substances to election officials across the country. Robin Patrick Martin faces charges of conveying false…
Ballot scanner malfunctions, flurry of federal legal actions test election officials on final day of voting
Early reports of ballot scanner malfunctions in Westchester County, New York are a sign of the challenges election officials will face in the current online…
CISA’s new strategy runs into America’s blind trust problem
An attacker with a working credential may find the system already open to them. That is the uncomfortable reality behind the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
Business groups mount fresh campaign for long-term renewal of information sharing law
Major industry groups are clamoring for Congress to include a 10-year extension of a law that they say is essential to cyber threat information sharing…