Category: cyberscoop

CISA, Microsoft warn organizations of high-severity Microsoft Exchange vulnerability
07
Aug
2025

CISA, Microsoft warn organizations of high-severity Microsoft Exchange vulnerability

LAS VEGAS — Federal cyber authorities issued an alert Wednesday evening about a high-severity vulnerability affecting on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers…

Justice Department headquarters at night
07
Aug
2025

Nigerian accused of hacking tax preparation businesses extradited to US

French authorities extradited a 39-year-old Nigerian national to the United States Monday for allegedly hacking into tax preparation businesses and…

New National Cyber Director Cairncross faces challenges on policy, bureaucracy, threats
06
Aug
2025

New National Cyber Director Cairncross faces challenges on policy, bureaucracy, threats

Sean Cairncross took his post this week as national cyber director at what many agree is a “pivotal” time for…

Matt Kapko
06
Aug
2025

SonicWall firewalls hit by active mass exploitation of suspected zero-day

SonicWall warned customers to disable encryption services on Gen 7 firewalls in the wake of an active attack spree targeting…

Image of US Capitol evoking data flow
06
Aug
2025

Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies

Identity has become the new cybersecurity perimeter. As federal agencies rapidly adopt cloud services, AI-powered tools and hybrid work models,…

Iranian hackers were more coordinated, aligned during Israel conflict than it seemed
05
Aug
2025

Iranian hackers were more coordinated, aligned during Israel conflict than it seemed

The apparently disjointed response from Iranian hackers to the 12-day conflict with Israel in June actually demonstrated a significant degree…

Matt Kapko
05
Aug
2025

Google addresses six vulnerabilities in August’s Android security update

Google addressed six vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its August security update, marking a months-long lull in the number of…

AI company Perplexity is sneaking to get around blocks on crawlers, Cloudflare alleges
04
Aug
2025

AI company Perplexity is sneaking to get around blocks on crawlers, Cloudflare alleges

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity is using stealthy techniques to get around network blocks against systematic browsing and scraping of web…

‘Highly evasive’ Vietnamese-speaking hackers stealing data from thousands of victims in 62+ nations
04
Aug
2025

‘Highly evasive’ Vietnamese-speaking hackers stealing data from thousands of victims in 62+ nations

Vietnamese-speaking hackers are carrying out a “highly evasive, multi-stage operation” to steal information from thousands of victims in more than…

Details emerge on BlackSuit ransomware takedown
04
Aug
2025

Details emerge on BlackSuit ransomware takedown

BlackSuit’s technical infrastructure was seized in a globally coordinated takedown operation last month that authorities touted as a significant blow…

The North Korea worker problem is bigger than you think
04
Aug
2025

CrowdStrike investigated 320 North Korean IT worker cases in the past year

North Korean operatives seeking and gaining technical jobs with foreign companies kept CrowdStrike busy, accounting for almost one incident response…

Senate confirms national cyber director pick Sean Cairncross
03
Aug
2025

Senate confirms national cyber director pick Sean Cairncross

The Senate voted to confirm Sean Cairncross as national cyber director Saturday, giving the Trump administration one of its top…