Category: cyberscoop

Trump budget proposal would slash more than 1,000 CISA jobs
02
Jun
2025

Trump budget proposal would slash more than 1,000 CISA jobs

The fiscal 2026 budget proposal President Donald Trump unveiled last week would make deep cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

AVCheck site for counter antivirus service displays a seizure notice on May 29, 2025.
31
May
2025

Top counter antivirus service disrupted in global takedown

AVCheck, a large-scale service that cybercriminals use to check if their malware can be detected by various antivirus tools, was…

Matt Kapko
30
May
2025

US intelligence employee arrested for alleged double-dealing of classified info

The FBI on Thursday arrested a Defense Intelligence Agency employee working in the Insider Threat Division unit with top secret…

Four Senate Democrats call on DHS to reinstate Cyber Safety Review Board membership
30
May
2025

Four Senate Democrats call on DHS to reinstate Cyber Safety Review Board membership

Four senators asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to reestablish the Cyber Safety Review Board, citing the need…

Treasury sanctions crypto scam facilitator that allegedly stole $200M from US victims
30
May
2025

Treasury sanctions crypto scam facilitator that allegedly stole $200M from US victims

The Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Philippines-based Funnull Technology and its administrator Liu Lizhi for allegedly providing infrastructure that supported…

Parties behind 2024 Biden AI robocall reach deal in lawsuit
30
May
2025

Parties behind 2024 Biden AI robocall reach deal in lawsuit

Two of the parties behind an AI-generated robocall that imitated then-President Joe Biden and warned residents not to vote in…

Questions mount as Ivanti tackles another round of zero-days
29
May
2025

Questions mount as Ivanti tackles another round of zero-days

Multiple attackers are raiding Ivanti customers’ systems again by exploiting a pair of closely intertwined vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager…

Mandiant flags fake AI video generators laced with malware
28
May
2025

Mandiant flags fake AI video generators laced with malware

As the internet fills up with clips from AI-video generators, hacking groups are seeding the online landscape with malware-laced programs…

Chinese hackers used Google Calendar to aid attacks on government entities
28
May
2025

Chinese hackers used Google Calendar to aid attacks on government entities

Google said Wednesday that it caught suspected People’s Republic of China-backed hackers leveraging its Calendar service to help stealthily stage…

Iranian man pleads guilty in Robbinhood ransomware scheme
28
May
2025

Iranian man pleads guilty in Robbinhood ransomware scheme

An Iranian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in the Robbinhood ransomware scheme, which most notably afflicted the city of…

Greg Otto
28
May
2025

ZScaler acquires Red Canary for boost in AI-driven security operations

Zscaler announced Tuesday its intention to acquire Red Canary, a company known for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, to…

Mandiant flags fake AI video generators laced with malware
28
May
2025

Mandiant flags fake AI video generators laced with malware

As the internet fills up with clips from AI-video generators, hacking groups are seeding the online landscape with malware-laced programs…