Category: cyberscoop

DOJ seizes $7.7M from crypto funds linked to North Korea’s IT worker scheme
06
Jun
2025

DOJ seizes $7.7M from crypto funds linked to North Korea’s IT worker scheme

Federal authorities on Thursday said they seized $7.74 million from North Korean nationals as they attempted to launder cryptocurrency obtained…

Sean Cairncross has policy coordination in mind if confirmed as national cyber director
05
Jun
2025

Sean Cairncross has policy coordination in mind if confirmed as national cyber director

Sean Cairncross laid out his vision to senators Thursday for the Office of the National Cyber Director if he is…

Greg Otto
05
Jun
2025

Cellebrite to acquire mobile testing firm Corellium in $200 million deal

Security technology company Cellebrite has announced plans to acquire Florida-based mobile testing startup Corellium for $170 million in cash, with…

Rep. Garbarino: Ending CISA mobile app security program for feds sends ‘wrong signal’
05
Jun
2025

Rep. Garbarino: Ending CISA mobile app security program for feds sends ‘wrong signal’

The chairman of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on cybersecurity is apprehensive about the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to…

Feds seize 145 domains associated with BidenCash cybercrime platform
05
Jun
2025

Feds seize 145 domains associated with BidenCash cybercrime platform

Federal authorities on Wednesday announced the seizure of about 145 domains and cryptocurrency funds linked to BidenCash, a cybercrime marketplace…

Vibe coding is here to stay. Can it ever be secure? 
05
Jun
2025

Vibe coding is here to stay. Can it ever be secure? 

Software powers the world, and soon, the bulk of the work making it may be done by machines. As generative…

Matt Kapko
04
Jun
2025

Salesforce customers duped by series of social-engineering attacks

A financially motivated threat group posing as IT support has intruded the systems of about 20 organizations by duping employees…

Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in June’s Android security update
03
Jun
2025

Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in June’s Android security update

Google’s June security update for Android devices contains 34 vulnerabilities, all of which the company designates as high-severity defects. The…

CrowdStrike, Microsoft aim to eliminate confusion in threat group attribution
03
Jun
2025

CrowdStrike, Microsoft aim to eliminate confusion in threat group attribution

CrowdStrike and Microsoft announced an agreement Monday to formally connect the different names each company uses for the same threat…

Experts endorse Sean Cairncross for national cyber director ahead of Senate hearing
03
Jun
2025

Experts endorse Sean Cairncross for national cyber director ahead of Senate hearing

President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as national cyber director was endorsed by a collection of cyber experts days before…

Brad LaPorte
03
Jun
2025

Future-ready cybersecurity: Lessons from the MITRE CVE crisis

The recent funding crisis surrounding MITRE’s Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)program was more than just a bureaucratic hiccup — it…

Top FBI cyber official Cynthia Kaiser exits for Halcyon
03
Jun
2025

Top FBI cyber official Cynthia Kaiser exits for Halcyon

Cynthia Kaiser, a former top FBI cyber official, is joining the cybersecurity firm Halycon this week as senior vice president…