Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist
An original member of 764 and leader of one of its offshoots was sentenced to 77 years in prison, the longest imprisonment ever imposed on…
Category: Cyberscoop
Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears
A bill to battle organized retail theft has wide bipartisan support and momentum on Capitol Hill, even as opponents say it threatens to dangerously expand…
A California county wants to hire Tina Peters to help run its elections
Clint Curtis, the registrar for voters in Shasta County, Calif. said he plans to hire convicted felon and election denialist Tina Peters as one of…
AI-fueled attacks pose ‘active threat’ to water, other sectors, U.S. agencies warn
Hackers are targeting water, food, energy, chemical, manufacturing and commercial facilities by taking aim at Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and making use…
Eight years later, federal authorities re-up charges against alleged Iranian hackers at Mabna Institute
Federal authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against 17 Iranians affiliated with the tech firm Mabna Institute, alleging a campaign of vast cybertheft on behalf…
Medusa ransomware tallies hundreds of new victims, says updated advisory on group’s tactics
The ransomware-as-a-service group Medusa has adopted fresh tactics to gain access and added hundreds of victims in a little more than a year, according to…
Irregular says ‘human oversight’ responsible for AI sandbox escape incidents
A company that runs AI testing labs involved in a series of breaches carried out by Anthropic and OpenAI’s cyber-focused models said the incident happened…
Details emerge on BlackFile’s recent attacks on financial companies
A cybercrime group responsible for a string of recent attacks against private equity firms, law firms and financial rating agencies remains active and continued to…
Tech contractor for Brightly Software sentenced to 2 years in prison for insider attack
A tech worker who hatched an elaborate insider attack in late 2023 and attempted to extort Brightly Software for about $2.5 million was sentenced to…
A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Trump’s memo.
A newly-signed presidential memorandum enlisting private sector companies in federal law enforcement hacking operations against criminal organizations could present a number of legal, practical and…
AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking
As the White House and federal agencies grapple with frontier AI models and their hacking capabilities, researchers are warning that the industry’s “middle class” of…
Trump turns to private sector in offensive hacking operations memo
President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum Wednesday that lays the groundwork for private sector companies to take a larger role in helping law…