Category: cyberscoop

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The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of…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

Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next month
18
Aug
2025

Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next month

Expiration of a 2015 law at the end of September could dramatically reduce cyber threat information sharing within industry, as…

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives
18
Aug
2025

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives

The State Department has demonstrated it does not understand that cyber power is critical to geopolitical power. In the course…

T-Mobile
15
Aug
2025

Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine  

A federal district court declined to step in and review a combined $92 million fine imposed by the Federal Communications…

Matt Kapko
15
Aug
2025

Cisco discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software

Cisco disclosed a maximum-severity vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall Management Center Software that could allow unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary…

Derek B. Johnson
15
Aug
2025

Court upholds FCC data breach reporting rules on telecom sector

A federal court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to impose stricter data breach notification regulations on the telecom…