Two-thirds of CISA personnel could be sent home under shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security estimated over the weekend that it would send home about two-thirds of employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
Category: Cyberscoop
Interpol operation disrupts romance scam and sextortion networks in Africa
Authorities arrested 260 cybercrime suspects during a two-week operation spanning 14 African countries, Interpol announced Friday. The globally coordinated summertime crackdown dubbed “Operation Contender 3.0”…
UN seeks to build consensus on ‘safe, secure and trustworthy’ AI
The United Nations is making a push to more directly influence global policy on artificial intelligence, including the promotion of policymaking and technical standards around…
Worries mount over max-severity Fortra GoAnywhere defect
Threat intelligence professionals have a sense of foreboding about a maximum-severity vulnerability Forta disclosed last week in its file-transfer service GoAnywhere MFT, as they steel…
CISA says it observed nearly year-old activity tied to Cisco zero-day attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency acknowledged it’s yet to get a complete handle on the scope and impact of attacks involving Cisco zero-day vulnerabilities…
CISA alerts federal agencies of widespread attacks using Cisco zero-days
Federal cyber authorities sounded a rare alarm Thursday, issuing an emergency directive about an ongoing and widespread attack spree involving actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affecting…
Dem report concludes Department of Government Efficiency violates cybersecurity, privacy rules
Department of Government Efficiency practices at three federal agencies “violate statutory requirements, creating unprecedented privacy and cybersecurity risks,” according to a report that Senate Homeland…
Cisco uncovers new SNMP vulnerability used in attacks on IOS devices
Cisco Systems has issued security updates to address a critical vulnerability in its widely deployed IOS and IOS XE network operating systems, after confirming the…
Contain or be contained: The security imperative of controlling autonomous AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept; it is being integrated into critical infrastructure, enterprise operations and security missions around the world. As we…
Teen arrested in UK was a core figure in Scattered Spider’s operations
The 19-year-old U.K. national who was arrested at his London residence last week was a highly prolific cybercriminal and a core member of the nebulous…
Brickstorm malware powering ‘next-level’ Chinese cyberespionage campaign
Ambitious, suspected Chinese hackers with a slew of goals — stealing intellectual property, mining intelligence on national security and trade, developing avenues for future advanced…
Researchers say media outlet targeting Moldova is a Russian cutout
Researchers say a Russian group sanctioned by the European Union and wanted by the U.S. government is behind an influence operation targeting upcoming elections in…