Category: cyberscoop

Matt Kapko
12
Sep
2025

SonicWall firewalls targeted by fresh Akira ransomware surge

Researchers and authorities are warning that Akira ransomware attacks involving exploits of a year-old vulnerability affecting SonicWall firewalls are on…

Tim Starks
12
Sep
2025

CISA work not ‘degraded’ by Trump administration cuts, top agency official says

A top official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday rejected concerns that personnel and program cuts at…

F5 to acquire AI security firm CalypsoAI for $180 million
11
Sep
2025

F5 to acquire AI security firm CalypsoAI for $180 million

F5, a Seattle-based application delivery and security company, announced Thursday it will acquire Dublin-based CalypsoAI for $180 million in cash,…

Derek B. Johnson
11
Sep
2025

Wyden calls on FTC to investigate Microsoft for ‘gross cybersecurity negligence’ in protecting critical infrastructure

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft, saying the company’s default configurations…

China’s ‘Typhoons’ changing the way FBI hunts sophisticated threats
10
Sep
2025

China’s ‘Typhoons’ changing the way FBI hunts sophisticated threats

Major cyber intrusions by the Chinese hacking groups known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon have forced the FBI to…

Derek B. Johnson
10
Sep
2025

Three states team up in investigative sweep of companies flouting data opt-out laws

A joint investigative sweep across three states kicked off this week aimed at identifying companies that aren’t following opt-out laws…

Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement system deals a huge blow to spyware developers
10
Sep
2025

Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement system deals a huge blow to spyware developers

Apple has unveiled a comprehensive security system called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) that represents a five-year engineering effort to combat…

DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge reveals winning models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching
10
Sep
2025

The npm incident frightened everyone, but ended up being nothing to fret about

Security professionals and observers across the industry got swept into a pit of fear Monday when an attacker took over…

Michael Duffy is pictured speaking onstage in a room at the Washington Convention Center. The stage is illuminated in a deep blue light and he is visible via a livestream on two large screens that flank the stage.
10
Sep
2025

Acting federal cyber chief outlines his three priorities for the next year

The U.S. government’s acting chief information security officer outlined his three priorities for federal cyber officials over the next year…

Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says
10
Sep
2025

Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says

The top cyber official at the National Security Council said Tuesday that he’s dismayed by the lag in security technology…

Matt Kapko
10
Sep
2025

Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 81 vulnerabilities, none actively exploited

Microsoft addressed 81 vulnerabilities affecting its enterprise products and underlying Windows systems, but none have been actively exploited, the company…

U.S. indicts Ukrainian national for hundreds of ransomware attacks using multiple variants
09
Sep
2025

U.S. indicts Ukrainian national for hundreds of ransomware attacks using multiple variants

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against a Ukrainian national alleged to be central to a ransomware campaign affecting…