Category: cyberscoop

Report: Government data mining has gone too far – and AI will make it worse
07
Nov
2025

Report: Government data mining has gone too far – and AI will make it worse

Federal agencies often collect voluminous amounts of data on Americans to fulfill their missions and better understand the public’s needs. But…

Tim Starks
07
Nov
2025

New Landfall spyware apparently targeting Samsung phones in Middle East

A new commercial-grade spyware has apparently been targeting Samsung Galaxy phones in the Middle East, but it’s not clear who’s…

Robert Rea
07
Nov
2025

The quiet revolution: How regulation is forcing cybersecurity accountability

Cybersecurity headlines still focus on the headline-grabbing moments, whether it’s the latest breach, a zero-day exploit, or an eye-catching product…

Agency that provides budget data to Congress hit with security incident
07
Nov
2025

Agency that provides budget data to Congress hit with security incident

A federal agency that supplies budget and economic information to Congress has suffered a cybersecurity incident, reportedly at the hands…

Matt Kapko
06
Nov
2025

SonicWall pins attack on customer portal to undisclosed nation-state

SonicWall said a state-sponsored threat actor was behind the brute-force attack that exposed firewall configuration files of every customer that…

Greg Otto
05
Nov
2025

Court reimposes original sentence for Capital One hacker 

A federal judge has reimposed a sentence on Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services engineer convicted in the 2019…

Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain
05
Nov
2025

Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain

Congressional leaders are pressing federal agencies to provide more information on their plans to compete with China on a range…

House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech
05
Nov
2025

House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech

A Commerce Department office should investigate Chinese government-connected products in more than a dozen emerging industries for security threats, a…

How the F5 breach, CISA job cuts, and a government shutdown are eroding U.S. cyber readiness
05
Nov
2025

How the F5 breach, CISA job cuts, and a government shutdown are eroding U.S. cyber readiness

The federal cybersecurity system is weathering a series of crises that couldn’t have arrived at a worse time. The F5…

Matt Kapko
05
Nov
2025

Apple addresses more than 100 vulnerabilities in security updates for iPhones, Macs and iPads

Apple disclosed an exceptionally high number of vulnerabilities in core services and components used across its most popular devices, as…

North Korean companies, people sanctioned for money laundering from cybercrime, IT worker schemes
05
Nov
2025

North Korean companies, people sanctioned for money laundering from cybercrime, IT worker schemes

The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and…

Greg Otto
04
Nov
2025

Bugcrowd acquires Mayhem Security to advance AI-powered security testing

Bugcrowd, a company known for its work in bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure, has announced the acquisition of Mayhem Security,…