What’s left to worry (and not worry) about in the F5 breach aftermath
Researchers aren’t very concerned about the dozens of undisclosed F5 vulnerabilities a nation-state attacker stole during a prolonged attack on F5’s internal systems. Yet, the…
Category: Cyberscoop
CISA’s expiration leaves a dangerous void in US cyber collaboration
On Sept. 30, 2025, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015) officially expired, ending a decade-long framework that helped government and industry share cyber-threat data…
Cyber information sharing law would get extension under shutdown deal bill
Legislation to end the federal government shutdown includes a provision that would extend an expired cybersecurity information sharing law through the end of January. Extension…
Russian national pleads guilty to breaking into networks for Yanluowang ransomware attacks
A 25-year-old Russian national pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from their participation in ransomware attacks and faces a maximum penalty up to 53 years…
Report: Government data mining has gone too far – and AI will make it worse
Federal agencies often collect voluminous amounts of data on Americans to fulfill their missions and better understand the public’s needs. But a new whitepaper from the…
New Landfall spyware apparently targeting Samsung phones in Middle East
A new commercial-grade spyware has apparently been targeting Samsung Galaxy phones in the Middle East, but it’s not clear who’s behind it, researchers said in…
The quiet revolution: How regulation is forcing cybersecurity accountability
Cybersecurity headlines still focus on the headline-grabbing moments, whether it’s the latest breach, a zero-day exploit, or an eye-catching product launch. However, beneath the surface…
Agency that provides budget data to Congress hit with security incident
A federal agency that supplies budget and economic information to Congress has suffered a cybersecurity incident, reportedly at the hands of a suspected foreign party.…
SonicWall pins attack on customer portal to undisclosed nation-state
SonicWall said a state-sponsored threat actor was behind the brute-force attack that exposed firewall configuration files of every customer that used the company’s cloud backup…
Court reimposes original sentence for Capital One hacker
A federal judge has reimposed a sentence on Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services engineer convicted in the 2019 Capital One data breach that…
Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain
Congressional leaders are pressing federal agencies to provide more information on their plans to compete with China on a range of tech and cybersecurity issues,…
House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech
A Commerce Department office should investigate Chinese government-connected products in more than a dozen emerging industries for security threats, a group of House GOP committee…