Category: cyberscoop

Greg Otto
05
Nov
2025

Court reimposes original sentence for Capital One hacker 

A federal judge has reimposed a sentence on Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services engineer convicted in the 2019…

Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain
05
Nov
2025

Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain

Congressional leaders are pressing federal agencies to provide more information on their plans to compete with China on a range…

House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech
05
Nov
2025

House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech

A Commerce Department office should investigate Chinese government-connected products in more than a dozen emerging industries for security threats, a…

How the F5 breach, CISA job cuts, and a government shutdown are eroding U.S. cyber readiness
05
Nov
2025

How the F5 breach, CISA job cuts, and a government shutdown are eroding U.S. cyber readiness

The federal cybersecurity system is weathering a series of crises that couldn’t have arrived at a worse time. The F5…

Matt Kapko
05
Nov
2025

Apple addresses more than 100 vulnerabilities in security updates for iPhones, Macs and iPads

Apple disclosed an exceptionally high number of vulnerabilities in core services and components used across its most popular devices, as…

North Korean companies, people sanctioned for money laundering from cybercrime, IT worker schemes
05
Nov
2025

North Korean companies, people sanctioned for money laundering from cybercrime, IT worker schemes

The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and…

Greg Otto
04
Nov
2025

Bugcrowd acquires Mayhem Security to advance AI-powered security testing

Bugcrowd, a company known for its work in bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure, has announced the acquisition of Mayhem Security,…

Tim Starks
04
Nov
2025

OPM plans to give CyberCorps members more time to find jobs after shutdown ends

The Office of Personnel Management plans to collaborate on a “mass deferment” for a cyber scholarship-for-service program after the government…

Cybersecurity abstract
03
Nov
2025

Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks

Federal prosecutors allege that three cybersecurity professionals, whose job was to help companies respond to ransomware attacks, instead carried out…

Greg Otto
03
Nov
2025

Zscaler adds more AI to its offerings with Splx acquisition

Cloud security company Zscaler announced Monday it has acquired SplxAI, an artificial intelligence security platform, in a move to strengthen…

Congress should re-up 2015 information-sharing law, top Hill staffer says
03
Nov
2025

Don’t let Congress punt on cyber insurance reform

Sixty million school children’s personal information exposed. Thousands of flights canceled. A venerated retailer brought to its knees. Dire warnings…

Alleged 764 leader arrested in Arizona, faces life in prison
01
Nov
2025

Alleged 764 leader arrested in Arizona, faces life in prison

Federal law enforcement said a leader of 764, a violent extremist group, has been in federal custody since he was…