Category: cyberscoop

Matt Kapko
24
Sep
2025

Teen arrested in UK was a core figure in Scattered Spider’s operations

The 19-year-old U.K. national who was arrested at his London residence last week was a highly prolific cybercriminal and a…

Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness
24
Sep
2025

Brickstorm malware powering ‘next-level’ Chinese cyberespionage campaign

Ambitious, suspected Chinese hackers with a slew of goals — stealing intellectual property, mining intelligence on national security and trade,…

Researchers say media outlet targeting Moldova is a Russian cutout
24
Sep
2025

Researchers say media outlet targeting Moldova is a Russian cutout

Researchers say a Russian group sanctioned by the European Union and wanted by the U.S. government is behind an influence…

US offers $15 million reward for info on North Korean nationals involved in global criminal network
23
Sep
2025

What to do if your company discovers a North Korean worker in its ranks

Terminating their employment is the easy part. The rest is complicated. When enterprises discover they have inadvertently hired North Korean…

Tim Starks
23
Sep
2025

Secret Service says it dismantled extensive telecom threat in NYC area

The Secret Service said Tuesday that it disrupted a network of electronic devices in the New York City area that…

Telecom exec: Salt Typhoon inspiring other hackers to use unconventional techniques
22
Sep
2025

Telecom exec: Salt Typhoon inspiring other hackers to use unconventional techniques

Hackers are increasingly adopting the techniques of the Chinese group that successfully infiltrated major telecommunications providers in attacks that made…

Matt Kapko
22
Sep
2025

Las Vegas police arrest minor accused of high-profile 2023 casino attacks

A teenage boy suspected of participating in cyberattacks on multiple Las Vegas casinos in late 2023 was arrested last week….

Cyber threat information law hurtles toward expiration, with poor prospects for renewal
22
Sep
2025

Cyber threat information law hurtles toward expiration, with poor prospects for renewal

Pessimism is mounting about the chances that Congress will reauthorize a cyber threat information-sharing law before it’s set to expire…

Ali El Kaafarani
22
Sep
2025

Why federal IT leaders must act now to deliver NIST’s post-quantum cryptography transition

In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published its first set of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, the…

Matt Kapko
20
Sep
2025

Researchers raise alarm over maximum-severity defect in GoAnywhere file-transfer service

Researchers warned that a maximum-severity vulnerability affecting GoAnywhere MFT bears striking similarities with a widely exploited defect in the same…

Greg Otto
19
Sep
2025

Trump administration planning expansion of U.S. quantum strategy

The Trump administration is signaling to industry and allies that it is considering a broader set of actions related to…

Pentagon, Department of Defense, military
19
Sep
2025

DOD official: We need to drop the cybersecurity talent hiring window to 25 days

The Department of Defense is seeking to address persistent shortages in its cyber workforce by reducing the time to fill…