Category: cyberscoop

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…

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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…

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…