Trump AI plan pushes critical infrastructure to use AI for cyber defense
The Trump administration’s new AI Action Plan calls for companies and governments to lean into the technology when protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. But it…
Category: Cyberscoop
Authorities in Ukraine nab alleged admin of Russian-language cybercrime forum
Ukrainian authorities Tuesday arrested the alleged administrator of XSS.is, a Russian-language cybercrime forum, following a four-year investigation by the Paris public prosecutor’s office. Law enforcement…
Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation
A pair of maximum-severity vulnerabilities affecting Cisco’s network access security platform are under active exploitation, the enterprise networking and IT vendor warned in a security…
Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab
Data from sensors that detect threats in critical infrastructure networks is sitting unanalyzed after a government contract expired this weekend, raising risks for operational technology,…
House Republicans endorse stricter state and federal-led voter roll purges despite dearth of evidence on fraud
In a congressional hearing on state voter registration practices Tuesday, Republicans on the House Administration Committee were united around common sentiments: It is too easy…
Microsoft SharePoint zero-day attacks pinned on China-linked ‘Typhoon’ threat groups
Microsoft said two China nation-state threat groups and a separate attacker based in China are exploiting the zero-day vulnerabilities that first caused havoc to SharePoint…
UK moves to ban public sector organizations from making ransom payments
The British government announced plans to prohibit public sector organizations and critical infrastructure operators from paying ransoms to cybercriminals, marking a significant shift in the…
After website hack, Arizona election officials unload on Trump’s CISA
Arizona election officials say a hack targeting a statewide online portal for political candidates resulted in the defacement and replacement of multiple candidate photos with…
Mass attack spree hits Microsoft SharePoint zero-day defect
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, prompting industry heavyweights to sound the alarm over the weekend. Researchers discovered…
Why it’s time for the US to go on offense in cyberspace
The U.S. is stepping into a new cyber era, and it comes not a moment too soon. With the Trump administration’s sweeping $1 billion cyber…
UK sanctions Russian hackers, spies as US weighs its own punishments for Russia
As the U.S. government contemplates additional sanctions on Moscow, the United Kingdom went ahead and levied its own Friday against what it said was a…
United Natural Foods loses up to $400M in sales after cyberattack
United Natural Foods said the cyberattack that prompted the food distributor and wholesaler to completely shut down its network last month resulted in lost sales…