Judge tosses citizenship provisions in Trump elections order
A federal court partially blocked a Trump administration executive order Thursday that seeks to impose requirements on states to use the White House’s definition of…
Category: Cyberscoop
10 key numbers from the 2024 FBI IC3 report
It looks like 2024 was a record year in cybercrime for all the wrong reasons, according to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)…
AI can help defenders stop nation-state threat actors at machine speed
Last year, the escalating concerns about Chinese threat actors breaching U.S. organizations reached a crescendo as federal authorities issued increasingly urgent advisories about China’s “Typhoon”…
Verizon discovers spike in ransomware and exploited vulnerabilities
Cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat groups exploited vulnerabilities and initiated ransomware attacks with vigor last year, escalating the scope of their impact by hitting more victims…
Outside experts pick up the slack on safety testing on OpenAI’s newest model release
GPT-4.1, the latest family of generative AI models from OpenAI, was released earlier this month with promised improvements around coding, instruction following and context. It’s…
Attackers stick with effective intrusion points, valid credentials and exploits
IBM X-Force observed an identical breakdown of the top methods cybercriminals used to intrude networks for two years running, the company said in its annual…
Rebuilding Maritime Cybersecurity Resilience: Charting an America First Course to Secure the U.S. Homeland
U.S. ports are vital to the flow of imports and exports; however, the entire maritime transportation system’s cybersecurity is exceedingly vulnerable. The August 2024 ransomware…
Judge limits evidence about NSO Group customers, victims in damages trial
A federal judge last week placed strict limits on the kind of evidence NSO Group can raise during a trial on damages in the lawsuit…
Multiple top CISA officials behind ‘Secure by Design’ resign
Two top officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who worked with the private sector to manufacture secure products and technology are leaving the…
House investigation into DeepSeek teases out funding, security realities around Chinese AI tool
A House panel has concluded that the U.S. government should double down on export controls and other tools to slow down the progress of Chinese…
Chris Krebs resigns from SentinelOne to focus on fighting Trump’s executive order
Chris Krebs has resigned from SentinelOne, saying he needs to devote himself fully to fighting the executive order President Donald Trump signed to target his…
35 countries use Chinese networks for transporting mobile user traffic, posing cyber risks
U.S. allies are among the 35 countries where mobile providers employ China-based networks for transporting user traffic, opening travelers and residents in those nations to…