Category: cyberscoop

Matt Kapko
19
Mar
2025

Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year

Cybercriminals used information-stealing malware to a devastating effect last year, capturing sensitive data that fueled ransomware, breaches and attacks targeting…

Google acquires Wiz for $32 billion
18
Mar
2025

Google acquires Wiz for $32 billion

Google announced Tuesday it will acquire cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion. The move pairs Google — among the…

Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?
17
Mar
2025

Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?

It’s not just you.  Seemingly everyone is getting those text messages that serve as a notification of an unpaid toll…

DOGE staffer violated security policies at Treasury Department, court filing shows
17
Mar
2025

DOGE staffer violated security policies at Treasury Department, court filing shows

A staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated security policies at the Treasury Department by improperly sharing sensitive…

Cloudflare IPO
17
Mar
2025

Cloudflare rolls out post-quantum encryption for enterprise users

Internet security company Cloudflare, the world’s largest DDoS-mitigation service, plans to shift a sizable chunk of its traffic through post-quantum…

mobile device management
14
Mar
2025

California’s legal push on geolocation data collection must take aim at the right targets, privacy experts say

The attorney general for California announced this week a wide-ranging investigation into the way companies collect, process and use consumer…

Water utilities would get cybersecurity boost under bipartisan Senate bill
14
Mar
2025

Water utilities would get cybersecurity boost under bipartisan Senate bill

Small water and wastewater utilities would get a boost to their cybersecurity defenses under a bipartisan Senate bill that a…

US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers
13
Mar
2025

US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers

The Trump administration begins under the shadow of a series of consequential Chinese cyber hacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. While…

Lazarus Group deceives developers with 6 new malicious npm packages
13
Mar
2025

Lazarus Group deceives developers with 6 new malicious npm packages

Lazarus Group has burrowed deeper into the npm registry and planted six new malicious packages designed to deceive software developers…

Legislative push for child online safety runs afoul of encryption advocates (again)
13
Mar
2025

Legislative push for child online safety runs afoul of encryption advocates (again)

Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are preparing to introduce  a bipartisan bill that would mandate tech companies to…

Microsoft patches 57 vulnerabilities, including 6 zero-days
12
Mar
2025

Microsoft patches 57 vulnerabilities, including 6 zero-days

Microsoft patched 57 vulnerabilities affecting its foundational systems and core products, including six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, the company said…

Apple discloses zero-day vulnerability, releases emergency patches
12
Mar
2025

Apple discloses zero-day vulnerability, releases emergency patches

Apple released emergency software patches Tuesday that address a newly identified zero-day vulnerability in the company’s WebKit web browser engine. …