Category: cyberscoop

Matt Kapko
16
Jul
2025

SonicWall customers hit by fresh, ongoing attacks targeting fully patched SMA 100 devices

A financially motivated threat group is attacking organizations using fully patched, end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access 100 series appliances, Google…

Derek B. Johnson
16
Jul
2025

Senate Democrats seek answers on Trump overhaul of immigrant database to find noncitizen voters

As the Department of Homeland Security seeks to transform a federal database for immigrant benefits into a supercharged database to…

Pro-Russian DDoS group NoName057(16) disrupted by international law enforcement operation
16
Jul
2025

Pro-Russian DDoS group NoName057(16) disrupted by international law enforcement operation

An international law enforcement operation conducted this week targeted the members of and infrastructure used by NoName057(16), a pro-Russian hacktivist…

Former Army soldier pleads guilty to widespread attack spree linked to AT&T, Snowflake and others
16
Jul
2025

Former Army soldier pleads guilty to widespread attack spree linked to AT&T, Snowflake and others

A 21-year-old former Army soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a series of attacks and extortion attempts last…

Matt Kapko
15
Jul
2025

AsyncRAT seeds family of more than 30 remote access trojans

AsyncRAT, the most prevalent remote access trojan observed in the wild, has spawned more than 30 forks and variants that…

Derek B. Johnson
15
Jul
2025

Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA 

Former White House national security adviser Mike Waltz brushed aside criticisms Tuesday that he put sensitive military operations at risk…

Citrix offices, California
15
Jul
2025

CitrixBleed 2 beckons sweeping alarm as exploits spread across the globe

Authorities and researchers are intensifying warnings about active exploitation and pervasive scanning of a critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of…

House passes bill to formalize NTIA’s cyber role following Salt Typhoon attacks
15
Jul
2025

House passes bill to formalize NTIA’s cyber role following Salt Typhoon attacks

As cyber officials work to contain Salt Typhoon inside U.S. telecom networks, the House on Monday passed a bill that…

Why skipping security prompting on Grok’s newest model is a huge mistake
14
Jul
2025

Why skipping security prompting on Grok’s newest model is a huge mistake

On the same day xAI announced that its new Grok 4 tool will now be available to the federal government,…

Is XBOW’s success the beginning of the end of human-led bug hunting? Not yet.
14
Jul
2025

Is XBOW’s success the beginning of the end of human-led bug hunting? Not yet.

When news broke that an AI agent named XBOW was leading the HackerOne bug bounty leaderboards, it quickly raised several…

Ibrahim Waziri Jr.
14
Jul
2025

New White House cyber executive order pushes rules as code

In an era characterized by escalating cybersecurity threats, rapidly evolving technological landscapes, and heightened regulatory demands, organizations face significant pressure…

Greg Otto
11
Jul
2025

Researchers identify critical vulnerabilities in automotive Bluetooth systems

Cybersecurity researchers have identified four significant security vulnerabilities in a widely used automotive Bluetooth system that could potentially allow remote…