Category: cyberscoop

Senators revive bill to harmonize conflicting cybersecurity regulations
22
May
2025

Senators revive bill to harmonize conflicting cybersecurity regulations

A bipartisan Senate duo is reintroducing legislation Thursday that would establish an executive branch panel to align conflicting cybersecurity regulations…

Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group
22
May
2025

Appeals court rejects attempt by Khashoggi widow to renew suit against NSO Group

An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the widow of murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi to revive…

A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022.
21
May
2025

Lumma infostealer infected about 10 million systems before global disruption

LummaC2 infected around 10 million devices and systems, allowing for millions of follow-on attacks, before the information-stealing malware operation was…

Multi-national warning issued over Russia’s targeting of logistics, tech firms
21
May
2025

Multi-national warning issued over Russia’s targeting of logistics, tech firms

A joint advisory from intelligence and cybersecurity agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and multiple European countries…

infected file, information stealer, malware
21
May
2025

Lumma Stealer toppled by globally coordinated takedown

Lumma Stealer, a widely used infostealer malware linked to cybercrime sprees and multiple high-profile attacks, was dismantled through a coordinated…

A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon
21
May
2025

A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

When the news broke that a Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon had penetrated multiple U.S. telecommunications networks, gained…

Massachusetts man will plead guilty in PowerSchool hack case
21
May
2025

Massachusetts man will plead guilty in PowerSchool hack case

A Massachusetts man will plead guilty to charges related to the hack of PowerSchool, the education software vendor that says…

Federal cyber workforce training institute eyed in bipartisan House bill
19
May
2025

Federal cyber workforce training institute eyed in bipartisan House bill

The federal cybersecurity workforce — an ever-shrinking group of tech talent under the Trump administration — would get a government-run…

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019
19
May
2025

Don’t let DOGE destroy CISA

Cybersecurity is the frontline of our national security. President Donald Trump and his adviser, Elon Musk, are doing more damage…

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns
16
May
2025

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

A top Senate Intelligence Democrat is warning the Office of Personnel Management against cancelling identity protection services that have been…

Matt Kapko
16
May
2025

Coinbase flips $20M extortion demand into bounty for info on attackers

Coinbase responded to a security incident with combative measures Thursday after the company said cybercriminals bribed some of the cryptocurrency…

Derek B. Johnson
16
May
2025

FCC commissioner blasts Trump administration censorship policies

When Donald Trump was on the campaign trail, he argued that coordination by the Biden administration and social media companies…