Treasury removes Intellexa spyware-linked trio from sanctions list
The Trump administration this week removed three Iranians from its sanctions list who were previously accused of working for Intellexa, the consortium behind the Predator…
Category: Cyberscoop
OpenAI says prompt injection may never be ‘solved’ for browser agents like Atlas
OpenAI is warning that prompt injection, a technique that hides malicious instructions inside ordinary online content, is becoming a central security risk for AI agents…
AI doesn’t care if it’s in California or Texas. It just runs.
Artificial intelligence is evolving faster than regulators can keep up. In the absence of federal guidance, states have taken matters into their own hands. California’s…
MongoBleed defect swirls, stamping out hope of year-end respite
Cybersecurity professionals are closing out 2025 confronting yet another information-disclosure vulnerability, drawing widespread concern as threat hunters and researchers race to avoid impacts comparable to…
ServiceNow agrees to buy cyber firm Armis for $7.75B
ServiceNow has agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, a deal that would push the enterprise software company deeper into a…
How to determine if agentic AI browsers are safe enough for your enterprise
Agentic AI browsers like OpenAI’s Atlas have debuted to major fanfare, and the enthusiasm is warranted. These tools automate web browsing to close the gap…
NIST, MITRE announce $20 million research effort on AI cybersecurity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced that it will partner with The MITRE Corporation on a $20 million project to stand up two…
Leader of 764 offshoot pleads guilty, faces up to 60 years in jail
A 19-year-old man from San Antonio pleaded guilty Friday to multiple crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children while acting as an administrator and leader…
Ukrainian national pleads guilty to Nefilim ransomware attacks
Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, a 35-year-old Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty Friday to multiple crimes stemming from his involvement in a string of ransomware attacks targeting U.S.…
Former incident responders plead guilty to ransomware attack spree
Former cybersecurity professionals Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a series of ransomware attacks in 2023 while they…
Cisco customers hit by fresh wave of zero-day attacks from China-linked APT
Cisco customers are confronting a fresh wave of attacks from a Chinese threat group that has actively exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the vendor’s…
Policymakers grapple with fallout from Chinese AI-enabled hack
Policymakers and companies are reckoning with increased reports over the past few months showing AI tools being leveraged to conduct cyber attacks on a larger…