Category: cyberscoop

Treasury slaps sanctions on people, companies tied to North Korean IT worker schemes
15
Aug
2025

US widens sanctions on Russian crypto exchange Garantex, its successor and affiliate firms

U.S. officials imposed sanctions Thursday on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, its successor Grinex, and related affiliates, while also targeting its…

Russia restricts WhatsApp, Telegram calls, alleging criminal, terrorist activity
14
Aug
2025

Russia restricts WhatsApp, Telegram calls, alleging criminal, terrorist activity

Russia is restricting calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging apps in what it says is a bid to counter…

Fortinet SIEM issue coincides with spike in brute-force traffic against company’s SSL VPNs
13
Aug
2025

Fortinet SIEM issue coincides with spike in brute-force traffic against company’s SSL VPNs

Fortinet warned customers in an advisory Tuesday of a critical vulnerability in FortiSIEM, its security information and event management software,…

The overlooked changes that two Trump executive orders could bring to cybersecurity
13
Aug
2025

The overlooked changes that two Trump executive orders could bring to cybersecurity

Two executive orders President Donald Trump has signed in recent months could prove to have a more dramatic impact on…

CISA is facing a tight CIRCIA deadline. Here’s how Sean Plankey can attempt to meet it
13
Aug
2025

Patch the vulnerability: Confirm Sean Plankey as CISA director

Every chief information security officer understands that unresolved vulnerabilities can eventually become entry points for threats. In the private sector,…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday follows SharePoint attacks, Exchange server warnings
12
Aug
2025

Microsoft Patch Tuesday follows SharePoint attacks, Exchange server warnings

Microsoft’s monthly batch of patches includes a vulnerability affecting on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers that the company and federal authorities warned…

Guess what else GPT-5 is bad at? Security
12
Aug
2025

Guess what else GPT-5 is bad at? Security

On Aug. 7, OpenAI released GPT-5, its newest frontier large language model, to the public. Shortly after, all hell broke…

Researchers determine old vulnerabilities pose real-world threat to sensitive data in public clouds
12
Aug
2025

Researchers determine old vulnerabilities pose real-world threat to sensitive data in public clouds

Using a seven-year-old vulnerability, researchers said they were able to realistically leak private data from public clouds, suggesting that a…

Matt Kapko
12
Aug
2025

SonicWall pins firewall attack spree on year-old vulnerability

SonicWall insists a spree of ransomware attacks hitting its Gen 7 firewalls is not linked to a zero-day vulnerability, but…

Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise
12
Aug
2025

Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise

The digital landscape for federal agencies is a constantly evolving battlefield. Adversaries are leveraging rapidly advancing technologies, including artificial intelligence,…

Derek B. Johnson
11
Aug
2025

FCC tightens rules on foreign firms building undersea cables, citing security

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to make it more difficult for foreign firms to apply for licensing…

House lawmakers seek better tech for Commerce in fight against foreign powers
11
Aug
2025

House lawmakers seek better tech for Commerce in fight against foreign powers

A national security-focused Commerce Department component would get fresh IT investments to help keep dual-use U.S. technologies from ending up…