Conti ransomware group member pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison
A longtime former member of Conti, a ransomware group that attacked more than 1,000 organizations globally before it disbanded in 2022, pleaded guilty to participating…
Category: Cyberscoop
FBI takes down massive China-based cybercrime network that caused $1.9B in losses
The FBI, along with Google and Lumen Technologies, took down a major cybercrime network based in China that was responsible for an estimated $1.9 billion…
US, France, and Italian authorities shut down massive deepfake porn site
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized multiple internet domains this week, accusing them of being used to publishing thousands of AI or…
CyberCorps is adapting to AI. The budget isn’t keeping up.
The digital battlefield is expanding and changing faster than ever before. Washington must confront mounting threats to critical networks and systems. But there’s one challenge…
Russian national charged in connection with Void Blizzard espionage campaign
Federal prosecutors have charged a Russian national with conspiracy to commit unauthorized computer access in connection with a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign linked to the Russia-aligned…
OpenAI: ‘Likely’ Chinese influence operation tried to use ChatGPT to stir debate on data centers
OpenAI’s threat intelligence team tracked what it believes are two distinct clusters of activity online from groups with ties to China and posting content seemingly…
CISA directive orders agencies to prioritize vulnerability patching in a new way
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to prioritize vulnerabilities based on four criteria, as part of push to “patch smarter,…
CISA is rethinking how it prioritizes risks and vulnerabilities for feds, private sector
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency wants to fundamentally reevaluate how it prioritizes risks and vulnerabilities, both for privately-owned critical infrastructure and within the federal government,…
Anthropic’s new model is Mythos on a leash
Earlier this year, Anthropic executives said that their new AI model, Claude Mythos, had such powerful capabilities for harm that they would not release it…
Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with 206 vulnerabilities
Microsoft addressed a whopping 206 vulnerabilities lurking in its vast portfolio of business products and foundational systems in this month’s Patch Tuesday update, marking the…
Cisco customers encounter another SD-WAN zero-day under attack
Cisco customers are confronting yet another actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting the vendor’s SD-WAN management software, reinforcing pressure on organizations that have experienced rare breaks…
Meta accuses NSO Group of defying spyware injunction, files contempt of court complaint
Meta said Monday that it caught a spearphishing campaign linked to spyware maker NSO Group despite a court injunction, prompting the tech giant to file…