Category: cyberscoop

Legislation would designate ‘critical cyber threat actors,’ direct sanctions against them
02
Dec
2025

Legislation would designate ‘critical cyber threat actors,’ direct sanctions against them

A House Republican introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at deterring cyberattacks against the United States at a time when the Trump…

The Congressional remedy for Salt Typhoon? More information sharing with industry
02
Dec
2025

The Congressional remedy for Salt Typhoon? More information sharing with industry

When news broke approximately a year ago that Chinese hackers had systemically penetrated at least nine major U.S. communications networks,…

Matt Kapko
02
Dec
2025

University of Pennsylvania joins growing pool of Oracle customers impacted by Clop attacks

The University of Pennsylvania joined the steadily growing number of victim organizations impacted by the widespread data theft and extortion…

Matt Kapko
02
Dec
2025

Google addresses 107 Android vulnerabilities, including two zero-days

Google disclosed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities Monday, which it addressed among a total of 107 defects in the company’s…

Matt Kapko
01
Dec
2025

Authorities take down Cryptomixer, seize $28M in Switzerland

European authorities shut down and seized the assets of Cryptomixer, a cryptocurrency mixing service that allegedly facilitated more than $1.5…

A person holds a smartphone displaying a glowing red warning symbol with an exclamation mark in a dark setting.
27
Nov
2025

Crisis24 shuts down emergency notification system in wake of ransomware attack

OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been…

Robert Rea
26
Nov
2025

New legislation targets scammers that use AI to deceive

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House would increase the criminal penalties for committing fraud and impersonation with the…

Robert Rea
26
Nov
2025

Congress calls on Anthropic CEO to testify on Chinese Claude espionage campaign

The House Homeland Security Committee is calling on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to provide testimony on a likely-Chinese espionage campaign…

‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past
26
Nov
2025

‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past

The final season of “Stranger Things” is upon us, and 1980s nostalgia is at an all-time high. The clunky control…

Light reflects off glass panels on Salesforce Tower through the fog in San Francisco on July 31, 2018. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
26
Nov
2025

Gainsight CEO downplays impact of attack that spread to Salesforce environments

An independent forensic investigation is underway to determine the extent of the intrusion into customer management software Gainsight’s systems and…

Underground AI models promise to be hackers ‘cyber pentesting waifu’ 
26
Nov
2025

Underground AI models promise to be hackers ‘cyber pentesting waifu’ 

As legitimate businesses purchase AI tools from some of the largest companies in the world, cybercriminals are accessing  an increasingly…

Matt Kapko
25
Nov
2025

Shai-Hulud worm returns stronger and more automated than ever before

Security researchers and authorities are warning about a fresh wave of supply-chain attacks linked to a self-replicating worm that attackers…