Category: cyberscoop

Authorities arrested 1,209 alleged cybercriminals during Operation Serengeti 2.0. (Interpol)
22
Aug
2025

Interpol-led crackdown disrupts cybercrime networks in Africa that caused $485 million in losses

A globally coordinated operation involving support from 18 countries in Africa, the United Kingdom and nine security organizations resulted in…

Apple discloses actively exploited zero-day affecting iOS, iPadOS and macOS
22
Aug
2025

Apple discloses actively exploited zero-day affecting iOS, iPadOS and macOS

Apple rushed an emergency software update to its customers Wednesday to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting the software…

House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal cyber jobs
21
Aug
2025

House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal cyber jobs

The top lawmakers on a key House cybersecurity panel are hoping to remove a barrier to entry for cyber jobs…

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)
21
Aug
2025

CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this summer

The Chinese state-backed threat group Silk Typhoon has raised the pace of attacks targeting government, technology, legal and professional services…

Derek B. Johnson
21
Aug
2025

FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson warned U.S. tech companies not to accede to laws in foreign countries that weaken…

Feds seize 145 domains associated with BidenCash cybercrime platform
21
Aug
2025

Florida man gets 10 years in prison in first Scattered Spider sentencing

A 20-year-old Florida man received a 10-year federal prison sentence Wednesday for his role in the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime…

'Rapper Bot' hit the Pentagon in at least 3 cyberattacks
21
Aug
2025

‘Rapper Bot’ hit the Pentagon in at least 3 cyberattacks

The powerful “Rapper Bot” Distributed Denial of Service-for-hire botnet impacted the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) in at least…

fancy bear phishing email
20
Aug
2025

Russian cyber group exploits seven-year-old network vulnerabilities for long-term espionage

A Russian state-sponsored espionage group has been systematically compromising network devices worldwide for over a decade, exploiting a seven-year-old vulnerability…

The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China
20
Aug
2025

The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States just published its 2024 report, revealing once again that shielding U.S….

Image of global data networks
20
Aug
2025

Officials gain control of Rapper Bot DDoS botnet, charge lead developer and administrator

Authorities claim they’ve gained control of Rapper Bot and stopped attacks emanating from what they described as “among the most…

Greg Otto
19
Aug
2025

UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure

The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of…

Derek B. Johnson
18
Aug
2025

Trump threatens executive order on elections, claims states must obey

In a sweeping announcement about a forthcoming executive order, President Donald Trump argued Monday that states are ultimately subservient to…