Category: cyberscoop

‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal risks that apply to Grok’s deepfake disaster
08
Jan
2026

‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal risks that apply to Grok’s deepfake disaster

As collective disgust has continued to build over the widespread generation and sharing of nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes generated by X’s…

Researchers rush to warn defenders of max-severity defect in n8n
08
Jan
2026

Researchers rush to warn defenders of max-severity defect in n8n

Researchers warn that a critical vulnerability in n8n, an automation platform that allows organizations to integrate AI agents, workflows and…

Taiwan blames Chinese ‘cyber army’ for rise in millions of daily intrusion attempts
07
Jan
2026

Taiwan blames Chinese ‘cyber army’ for rise in millions of daily intrusion attempts

Taiwan endured a year-long intensified cyber offensive from China in 2025, that targeted the government and critical infrastructure — with…

Robert Rea
07
Jan
2026

Veeam issues patch to close critical remote code execution flaw

Veeam has released an update to fix a security flaw in its Backup & Replication software that could let certain…

Why cybersecurity cannot hire its way through the AI era
07
Jan
2026

Why cybersecurity cannot hire its way through the AI era

The cybersecurity industry has been battling a talent shortage and skills gap for years. Meanwhile, organizations need a new way…

FCC finalizes new penalties for robocall violators
07
Jan
2026

FCC finalizes new penalties for robocall violators

The Federal Communications Commission finalized new financial penalties for telecoms that submit false, inaccurate or late reporting to a federal…

Why governments need to treat fraud like cyberwarfare, not customer service
06
Jan
2026

Why governments need to treat fraud like cyberwarfare, not customer service

For too long, fraud – an illicit economy rivaling the GDP of G20 nations – has been seen as a…

AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation 
06
Jan
2026

AI, voting machine conspiracies fill information vacuum around Venezuela operation 

The surprise raid by U.S. armed forces and law enforcement agencies in Caracas, Venezuela had observers around the world scouring…

Convicted Bitfinex bitcoin launderer freed from prison, thanks Trump law
05
Jan
2026

Convicted Bitfinex bitcoin launderer freed from prison, thanks Trump law

A hacker who pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder billions of dollars worth of bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex…

Time to restore America’s cyberspace security system
05
Jan
2026

Time to restore America’s cyberspace security system

China’s campaign to break into our critical infrastructure and federal government networks is persistent and growing. Beijing is stealing information…

Treasury removes Intellexa spyware-linked trio from sanctions list
02
Jan
2026

Treasury removes Intellexa spyware-linked trio from sanctions list

The Trump administration this week removed three Iranians from its sanctions list who were previously accused of working for Intellexa,…

Robert Rea
30
Dec
2025

OpenAI says prompt injection may never be ‘solved’ for browser agents like Atlas

OpenAI is warning that prompt injection, a technique that hides malicious instructions inside ordinary online content, is becoming a central…