Behind the struggle for control of the CVE program
On April 16, less than a month after nonprofit R&D organization MITRE celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) effort, the…
Category: Cyberscoop
Europol dismantles cybercrime network linked to $5.8M in financial losses
European law enforcement dismantled and seized an expansive cybercrime operation used to facilitate phishing attacks via mobile networks for fraud, including account intrusions, credential and…
John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats
Suspected Iranian hackers infiltrated former national security adviser John Bolton’s email account and threatened to release sensitive materials, his indictment alleges. The indictment on charges…
North Korean operatives spotted using evasive techniques to steal data and cryptocurrency
North Korean operatives that dupe job seekers into installing malicious code on their devices have been spotted using new malware strains and techniques, resulting in…
Why the web-hosting industry needs a trust seal
Every day, billions of people place their trust in websites they know little about. Behind each one is a hosting provider, but not all of…
PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison
A Massachusetts man who previously pleaded guilty to a cyberattack on PowerSchool, exposing data on tens of millions of students and teachers, was sentenced to…
CISA warns of imminent risk posed by thousands of F5 products in federal agencies
Federal cyber authorities issued an emergency directive Wednesday requiring federal agencies to identify and apply security updates to F5 devices after the cybersecurity vendor said…
F5 disclosures breach tied to nation-state threat actor
F5, a company that specializes in application security and delivery technology, disclosed Wednesday that it had been the target of what it’s calling a “highly…
Swalwell seeks answers from CISA on workforce cuts
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., sent a letter Tuesday to acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala raising concerns about staffing levels and the direction of the nation’s…
Researchers find a startlingly cheap way to steal your secrets from space
How much private and sensitive data can you get by pointing $600 worth of satellite equipment at the sky? Quite a bit, it turns out.…
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday fixes 175 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft addressed 175 vulnerabilities affecting its core products and underlying systems, including two actively exploited zero-days, the company said in its latest security update. It’s…
Officials crack down on Southeast Asia cybercrime networks, seize $15B
Federal authorities seized 127,271 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $15 billion, from Chen Zhi, the alleged leader of a sprawling cybercrime network based in Cambodia, the…