Category: cyberscoop

China’s spy agency accuses NSA of yearslong attack on the country’s timekeeping service
20
Oct
2025

China’s spy agency accuses NSA of yearslong attack on the country’s timekeeping service

China’s Ministry of State Security accused the National Security Agency of conducting a yearslong attack on China’s national timekeeping infrastructure…

Judge forbids NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users
20
Oct
2025

Judge forbids NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users

WhatsApp has won a ruling against spyware maker NSO Group forbidding it from targeting its users, while NSO Group in…

Cynthia Brumfield
20
Oct
2025

Behind the struggle for control of the CVE program

On April 16, less than a month after nonprofit R&D organization MITRE celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Common Vulnerability…

Matt Kapko
17
Oct
2025

Europol dismantles cybercrime network linked to $5.8M in financial losses

European law enforcement dismantled and seized an expansive cybercrime operation used to facilitate phishing attacks via mobile networks for fraud,…

Tim Starks
17
Oct
2025

John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats

Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated former national security adviser John Bolton’s email account and threatened to release sensitive materials, his indictment…

North Korean operatives spotted using evasive techniques to steal data and cryptocurrency
17
Oct
2025

North Korean operatives spotted using evasive techniques to steal data and cryptocurrency

North Korean operatives that dupe job seekers into installing malicious code on their devices have been spotted using new malware…

Why the web-hosting industry needs a trust seal
16
Oct
2025

Why the web-hosting industry needs a trust seal

Every day, billions of people place their trust in websites they know little about. Behind each one is a hosting…

PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison
16
Oct
2025

PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison

A Massachusetts man who previously pleaded guilty to a cyberattack on PowerSchool, exposing data on tens of millions of students…

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019
15
Oct
2025

CISA warns of imminent risk posed by thousands of F5 products in federal agencies

Federal cyber authorities issued an emergency directive Wednesday requiring federal agencies to identify and apply security updates to F5 devices…

F5 to acquire AI security firm CalypsoAI for $180 million
15
Oct
2025

F5 disclosures breach tied to nation-state threat actor

F5, a company that specializes in application security and delivery technology, disclosed Wednesday that it had been the target of…

Greg Otto
15
Oct
2025

Swalwell seeks answers from CISA on workforce cuts

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., sent a letter Tuesday to acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala raising concerns about staffing levels and…

Researchers find a startlingly cheap way to steal your secrets from space 
14
Oct
2025

Researchers find a startlingly cheap way to steal your secrets from space 

How much private and sensitive data can you get by pointing $600 worth of satellite equipment at the sky? Quite…