Category: cyberscoop

Tim Starks
18
Sep
2025

Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting federal CISO says

Federal agencies are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence into the cyberdefenses of government networks, and there’s more still to come, acting…

Matt Kapko
18
Sep
2025

UK arrests two teens accused of heavy involvement in yearslong Scattered Spider attack spree

Two teenagers were arrested in the United Kingdom this week, accused of associating with the sprawling criminal collective known as…

Matt Kapko
17
Sep
2025

Attack on SonicWall’s cloud portal exposes customers’ firewall configurations

SonicWall said it confirmed an attack on its MySonicWall.com platform that exposed customers’ firewall configuration files — the latest in…

Greg Otto
17
Sep
2025

BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison

A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 for charges related to his work as founder and operator of the notorious…

RaccoonO365 login page (Credit: Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit)
17
Sep
2025

Microsoft seizes hundreds of phishing sites tied to massive credential theft operation

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit coordinated the seizure of 338 domains used by RaccoonO365, a financially motivated threat group that developed…

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel, arrests
16
Sep
2025

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel, arrests

FBI cyber division cuts under President Donald Trump will reduce personnel there by half, a top Democratic senator warned Tuesday,…

Matt Kapko
16
Sep
2025

Apple addresses dozens of vulnerabilities in latest software for iPhones, iPads and Macs

Apple’s latest operating systems for its most popular devices — iPhones, iPads and Macs — include patches for multiple vulnerabilities,…

Check Point Technologies' headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Courtesy of Check Point Technologies)
16
Sep
2025

Check Point acquires AI security firm Lakera in push for enterprise AI protection

Check Point Software Technologies announced Monday it will acquire Lakera, a specialized artificial intelligence security platform, as entrenched cybersecurity companies…

16
Sep
2025

Check Point acquires AI security firm Lakera in push for enterprise AI protection

Check Point Software Technologies announced Monday it will acquire Lakera, a specialized artificial intelligence security platform, as entrenched cybersecurity companies…

Derek B. Johnson
15
Sep
2025

Top AI companies have spent months working with US, UK governments on model safety

Both OpenAI and Anthropic said earlier this month they are working with the U.S. and U.K. governments to bolster the…

APT33
15
Sep
2025

When ‘minimal impact’ isn’t reassuring: lessons from the largest npm supply chain compromise

Earlier this week, Aikido Security disclosed what is being described as the largest npm supply chain compromise to date. Attackers…

​​DHS watchdog finds mismanagement in critical cyber talent program
12
Sep
2025

​​DHS watchdog finds mismanagement in critical cyber talent program

The Department of Homeland Security failed to effectively implement a critical retention incentive program for cyber talent, according to a…