Category: cyberscoop

Exclusive: Peters, Rounds tee up bill to renew expiring cyber threat information sharing law
16
Apr
2025

Exclusive: Peters, Rounds tee up bill to renew expiring cyber threat information sharing law

A bipartisan pair of senators are kicking off the race Wednesday to reauthorize a 2015 cyber threat information sharing law,…

Chinese law enforcement places NSA operatives on wanted list over alleged cyberattacks
15
Apr
2025

Chinese law enforcement places NSA operatives on wanted list over alleged cyberattacks

China stepped up its allegations of U.S. cyberattacks Tuesday, with local law enforcement saying they were investigating three National Security…

Derek B. Johnson
15
Apr
2025

Chinese espionage group leans on open-source tools to mask intrusions

A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has been observed using recently released open-source offensive security tools and other tactics in an…

Is Ivanti the problem or a symptom of a systemic issue with network devices?
14
Apr
2025

Is Ivanti the problem or a symptom of a systemic issue with network devices?

Network edge devices — hardware that powers firewalls, VPNs and network routers — have quickly moved up the list of…

Rep. Swalwell demands Hill briefing on planned CISA personnel cuts
12
Apr
2025

Rep. Swalwell demands Hill briefing on planned CISA personnel cuts

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency must brief Congress on proposed deep cuts to agency personnel, a top Democrat said…

Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos
10
Apr
2025

Judges strike skeptical note of NSO Group’s argument to dismiss case from El Salvadoran journos

A panel of U.S. judges considering an appeal of a ruling that went against El Salvadoran journalists suing NSO Group…

Cyber experts offer lukewarm praise for voluntary code governing use of commercial hacking tools
10
Apr
2025

Cyber experts offer lukewarm praise for voluntary code governing use of commercial hacking tools

Cybersecurity professionals who participated in discussions over a code of conduct for nations to use commercial hacking tools said the…

Trump signs order stripping Chris Krebs of security clearance
10
Apr
2025

Trump signs order stripping Chris Krebs of security clearance

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday revoking the security clearance of former CISA leader Chris Krebs, with the White…

BadBazaar and Moonshine malware targets Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur groups, U.K. warns
09
Apr
2025

BadBazaar and Moonshine malware targets Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur groups, U.K. warns

Two spyware variants are targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan groups and individuals, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre warned in…

Treasury bureau notifies Congress that email hack was a ‘major’ cybersecurity incident
09
Apr
2025

Treasury bureau notifies Congress that email hack was a ‘major’ cybersecurity incident

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has notified Congress that a February breach of its email system is…

Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee
09
Apr
2025

Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee

A federal study into the national security risks posed by routers, modems and similar devices controlled by U.S. adversaries moved…

Microsoft patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks
09
Apr
2025

Microsoft patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks

Microsoft addressed 126 vulnerabilities affecting its systems and core products, including a zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System…