Coast Guard says it is monitoring cyberattack that disrupted North Carolina’s ports
The U.S. Coast Guard said it is monitoring the aftermath of a cyberattack that disrupted gate operations at all three of North Carolina’s port facilities…
Category: Cyberscoop
Ransom Cartel creator sentenced to 16 years in prison
A longtime cybercriminal was sentenced to 16 years in prison for creating and running Ransom Cartel, a ransomware strain linked to attacks on at least…
Despite federal warnings, thousands of U.S. industrial controllers used in water systems remain exposed online
A new scan of internet-connected industrial equipment found over 4,000 Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley controllers exposed online, including 22 in cities impacted by cyberattacks on…
Capitol Hill wants to know if executive branch, foreign allies coordinated enough to combat scams
Senators from both parties Thursday probed Trump administration officials about whether federal agencies and foreign governments are coordinated enough in the battle against scammers, something…
Why preventable water utility cyberattacks keep threatening US infrastructure
Last week, the FBI and EPA issued a joint alert that should concern anyone who drinks water in America–which is to say, everyone. Since July…
Massive supply-chain attack compromises 440 packages under four hours
In less than four hours early Tuesday, an attacker compromised a GitHub maintainer account and unleashed a self-replicating piece of malware which injected malicious code…
Tom Cotton prods Treasury for tax code tweaks to modernize OT
With the country’s operational technology underfunded, outdated and increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman is pushing the Treasury Department to do what…
Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison
A Canadian man pleaded guilty to playing a central role in one of the most far-reaching cyberattacks of 2024 — the widespread compromise of more…
Open-source software’s archenemy TeamPCP goes back further than anyone thought
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind an unrelenting flurry of attacks on open-source software this year, has been active much longer than previously thought, according to…
AI is getting better at election facts, but voters shouldn’t rely on it
Like seemingly everything else these days, artificial intelligence will re-shape the way voters gather information on candidates running in the 2026 midterm elections. In some…
National cyber director lays out White House plans to secure AI without writing new rules
The Trump administration executive order on artificial intelligence tried to strike the balance between responsible use, security and mutual benefit, all with an eye toward…
AISI, OpenAI report more ‘unsanctioned’ model hacks
The UK’s AI Security Institute said that their AI research system took “unsanctioned” actions over the internet to engage in “sustained, potentially harmful activity directed…