Category: cyberscoop

Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation
23
Jul
2025

Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation

A pair of maximum-severity vulnerabilities affecting Cisco’s network access security platform are under active exploitation, the enterprise networking and IT…

Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab 
23
Jul
2025

Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab 

Data from sensors that detect threats in critical infrastructure networks is sitting unanalyzed after a government contract expired this weekend,…

voting, election, polling, politics
22
Jul
2025

House Republicans endorse stricter state and federal-led voter roll purges despite dearth of evidence on fraud

In a congressional hearing on state voter registration practices Tuesday, Republicans on the House Administration Committee were united around common…

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day attacks pinned on China-linked 'Typhoon' threat groups
22
Jul
2025

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day attacks pinned on China-linked ‘Typhoon’ threat groups

Microsoft said two China nation-state threat groups and a separate attacker based in China are exploiting the zero-day vulnerabilities that…

UK moves to ban public sector organizations from making ransom payments
22
Jul
2025

UK moves to ban public sector organizations from making ransom payments

The British government announced plans to prohibit public sector organizations and critical infrastructure operators from paying ransoms to cybercriminals, marking…

Derek B. Johnson
22
Jul
2025

After website hack, Arizona election officials unload on Trump’s CISA

Arizona election officials say a hack targeting a statewide online portal for political candidates resulted in the defacement and replacement…

Microsoft
21
Jul
2025

Mass attack spree hits Microsoft SharePoint zero-day defect

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, prompting industry heavyweights to sound the alarm…

Why it's time for the US to go on offense in cyberspace
21
Jul
2025

Why it’s time for the US to go on offense in cyberspace

The U.S. is stepping into a new cyber era, and it comes not a moment too soon. With the Trump…

UK sanctions Russian hackers, spies as US weighs its own punishments for Russia
18
Jul
2025

UK sanctions Russian hackers, spies as US weighs its own punishments for Russia

As the U.S. government contemplates additional sanctions on Moscow, the United Kingdom went ahead and levied its own Friday against…

Matt Kapko
18
Jul
2025

United Natural Foods loses up to $400M in sales after cyberattack

United Natural Foods said the cyberattack that prompted the food distributor and wholesaler to completely shut down its network last…

Feds seize 145 domains associated with BidenCash cybercrime platform
17
Jul
2025

Ryuk ransomware operator extradited to US, faces five years in federal prison

An Armenian national is in federal custody and faces charges stemming from their alleged involvement in a spree of attacks…

House hearing will use Stuxnet to search for novel ways to confront OT cyberthreats
16
Jul
2025

House hearing will use Stuxnet to search for novel ways to confront OT cyberthreats

Congress is set to revisit Stuxnet — the malware that wreaked havoc on Iran’s nuclear program 15 years ago  —…