Category: cyberscoop

Leaders of 764, global child sextortion group, arrested and charged
01
May
2025

Leaders of 764, global child sextortion group, arrested and charged

Two alleged leaders of the child sextortion group 764 were arrested and charged for directing and distributing child sexual abuse…

Pyongyang, North Korea
01
May
2025

North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies

SAN FRANCISCO — North Korean nationals have infiltrated the employee ranks at top global companies more so than previously thought,…

Tariffs could slow replacement of telecom networks, according to industry official
01
May
2025

Tariffs could slow replacement of telecom networks, according to industry official

Tariff hikes will drive up prices and make it harder for telecommunications providers to replace networks more vulnerable to Chinese…

CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019, DHS patching
30
Apr
2025

Congressional officials wonder how CISA can carry out core mission in face of workforce cuts

SAN FRANCISCO – In her appearance at the RSAC 2025 Conference, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke about getting CISA…

Greg Otto
30
Apr
2025

DARPA believes AI Cyber Challenge could upend patching as the industry knows it 

SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders of various federal research agencies and departments outlined a vision Tuesday for the future of critical…

DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to ‘core mission’
30
Apr
2025

DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to ‘core mission’

SAN FRANCISCO — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem outlined her plans Tuesday to refocus the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…

Cyber experts, Democrats urge Trump administration not to break up cyber coordination in State reorg
30
Apr
2025

Cyber experts, Democrats urge Trump administration not to break up cyber coordination in State reorg

Cyber experts are urging Congress to ensure that a planned reorganization of the State Department continues to integrate cyber diplomacy…

Conceptual hacking background
29
Apr
2025

Amazon, CrowdStrike leaders say private threat intel can quickly bring cybercriminals to justice

SAN FRANCISCO — Threat intelligence flowing from private companies to cybersecurity authorities and law enforcement agencies is critical to the…

House passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes
29
Apr
2025

House passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes

The House passed a bill Monday evening that would criminalize using a person’s likeness to create nonconsensual deepfake pornography. The…

House passes bill to study routers’ national security risks
29
Apr
2025

House passes bill to study routers’ national security risks

A bill requiring the Department of Commerce to study national security issues posed by routers and modems controlled by U.S….

Chris Krebs, CISA, DHS, CyberTalks 2018
29
Apr
2025

Cybersecurity experts issue response to Trump order targeting Chris Krebs, SentinelOne

SAN FRANCISCO — A sweeping public statement signed by more than 30 prominent cybersecurity professionals and academics has condemned what…

SentinelOne
28
Apr
2025

Cybersecurity vendors are themselves under attack by hackers, SentinelOne says

Cybersecurity companies don’t just defend their customers against cyberattacks — they also have to defend themselves, and a SentinelOne report…