Category: cyberscoop

A visitor walks past Red Hat logo at the MWC in Barcelona on Feb. 27, 2023. (Pau Barrena/Getty Images)
03
Oct
2025

Red Hat confirms breach of GitLab instance, which stored company’s consulting data

Red Hat on Thursday confirmed an attacker gained access to and stole data from a GitLab instance used by its…

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02
Oct
2025

Here is the email Clop attackers sent to Oracle customers

Emails sent to Oracle customers by members of the Clop ransomware group assert that the cybercriminals are solely interested in…

Android spyware disguised as legitimate messaging apps targets UAE victims, researchers reveal
02
Oct
2025

Android spyware disguised as legitimate messaging apps targets UAE victims, researchers reveal

Researchers have found two Android spyware families masquerading as messaging apps Signal and ToTok, apparently targeting residents of the United…

North Korea IT worker scheme swells beyond US companies
02
Oct
2025

North Korea IT worker scheme swells beyond US companies

North Korean nationals who conceal their identities to infiltrate businesses as employees or contractors continue to expand their presence beyond…

Matt Kapko
02
Oct
2025

Oracle customers being bombarded with emails claiming widespread data theft

Attackers appearing to be aligned with the Clop ransomware group have sent emails to Oracle customers seeking extortion payments, claiming…

GOP senator confirms pending White House quantum push, touts legislative alternatives
01
Oct
2025

GOP senator confirms pending White House quantum push, touts legislative alternatives

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., endorsed an aggressive effort by U.S. policymakers to help governments and businesses adapt to a future…

The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
01
Oct
2025

Palo Alto Networks spots new China espionage group showcasing advanced skills

An elusive, persistent, newly confirmed China espionage group has hit almost 10 victims of geopolitical importance in the Middle East,…

DOJ, Georgia Tech affiliate company settle over alleged failure to meet DOD contract cyber requirements
30
Sep
2025

DOJ, Georgia Tech affiliate company settle over alleged failure to meet DOD contract cyber requirements

A company affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology agreed to pay $875,000 to the U.S. government to settle a…

Watchdog: Cyber threat information-sharing program’s future uncertain with expected expiration of 2015 law
30
Sep
2025

Watchdog: Cyber threat information-sharing program’s future uncertain with expected expiration of 2015 law

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency doesn’t have any plans in place for continuing a threat information-sharing program should a…

Ali El Kaafarani
30
Sep
2025

Anthropic touts safety, security improvements in Claude Sonnet 4.5

Anthropic’s new coding-focused  large language model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, is being touted as one of the most advanced models on…

Tim Starks
30
Sep
2025

Two-thirds of CISA personnel could be sent home under shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security estimated over the weekend that it would send home about two-thirds of employees at the…

Authorities spanning 14 countries in Africa seized devices allegedly used for romance scams and extortion. (Interpol)
29
Sep
2025

Interpol operation disrupts romance scam and sextortion networks in Africa

Authorities arrested 260 cybercrime suspects during a two-week operation spanning 14 African countries, Interpol announced Friday. The globally coordinated summertime…