Category: cyberscoop

Robert Rea
25
Nov
2025

New research finds that Claude breaks bad if you teach it to cheat

According to Anthropic, its large language model Claude is designed to be a “harmless” and helpful assistant. But new research…

CISA alert draws attention to spyware’s targeting of messaging apps
24
Nov
2025

CISA alert draws attention to spyware’s targeting of messaging apps

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned Monday about threat groups using commercial spyware to target messaging apps, and urged…

This campaign aims to tackle persistent security myths in favor of better advice
24
Nov
2025

This campaign aims to tackle persistent security myths in favor of better advice

Some cybersecurity advice has been around for ages: Frequently change passwords, avoid public Wi-Fi. But most experts say a lot…

A photo-illustration of computer code fading into a digital representation of a human head.
24
Nov
2025

The slow rise of SBOMs meets the rapid advance of AI

Open-source components power nearly all modern software, but they’re often buried deep in massive codebases—hiding severe vulnerabilities. For years, software…

When trust turns toxic: Lessons from the Salesloft Drift incident
24
Nov
2025

When trust turns toxic: Lessons from the Salesloft Drift incident

The recent Salesloft Drift breach offered a sobering reminder of how easily trust can be weaponized in today’s SaaS and…

Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers 
22
Nov
2025

Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers 

A digital privacy group is suing the federal government to obtain records of its communications with technology and social media…

Robert Rea
21
Nov
2025

Legacy web forms are the weakest link in government data security

Federal, state, and local government agencies face a critical vulnerability hiding in plain sight: outdated web forms collecting citizen data…

NSO Group argues WhatsApp injunction threatens existence, future U.S. government work
21
Nov
2025

NSO Group argues WhatsApp injunction threatens existence, future U.S. government work

NSO Group argued in a court filing this week that the court should pause the permanent injunction preventing it from…

Salesforce Tower in San Francisco on June 28, 2019. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
21
Nov
2025

Hundreds of Salesforce customers hit by yet another third-party vendor breach

Salesforce said yet another breach involving a third-party vendor has compromised customers’ data, warning in a security advisory late Wednesday…

SEC drops case against SolarWinds tied to monumental breach
21
Nov
2025

SEC drops case against SolarWinds tied to monumental breach

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday dropped its case against SolarWinds and its chief information security officer over its…

Top Senate Intel Dem warns of ‘catastrophic’ cyber consequences of Trump admin national security firings, politicization
20
Nov
2025

Top Senate Intel Dem warns of ‘catastrophic’ cyber consequences of Trump admin national security firings, politicization

Politicization of intelligence in the Trump administration, as well as the “hollowing out” of government expertise, is leaving the United…

Why Anna Gomez believes the FCC is letting telecoms off easy after Salt Typhoon
20
Nov
2025

Why Anna Gomez believes the FCC is letting telecoms off easy after Salt Typhoon

The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Thursday on whether to rescind a set of last-minute Biden administration regulations…