Trump signs order stripping Chris Krebs of security clearance
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday revoking the security clearance of former CISA leader Chris Krebs, with the White House saying he was a…
Category: Cyberscoop
BadBazaar and Moonshine malware targets Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur groups, U.K. warns
Two spyware variants are targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan groups and individuals, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre warned in a joint alert Wednesday with…
Treasury bureau notifies Congress that email hack was a ‘major’ cybersecurity incident
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has notified Congress that a February breach of its email system is classified as a major cybersecurity…
Bill to study national security risks in routers passes House committee
A federal study into the national security risks posed by routers, modems and similar devices controlled by U.S. adversaries moved one step closer to law…
Microsoft patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks
Microsoft addressed 126 vulnerabilities affecting its systems and core products, including a zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that’s been actively exploited…
Tech experts recommend full steam ahead on US export controls for AI
Technology experts pressed Congress to maintain export controls on semiconductor chips and other technologies, telling lawmakers Tuesday that the restrictions are among the most effective…
Privacy fights over expiring surveillance law loom after House hearing
Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee say privacy protections under a bill Congress passed to re-up a major surveillance law aren’t strong enough, and are…
Google hopes its experimental AI model can unearth new security use cases
Google has built a cybersecurity assistant for information security professionals, and now they’re looking for researchers to play with it. Sec Gemini V1 is a…
Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses
Twenty-one nations signed on to a voluntary accord last week in Paris to govern the use of commercial hacking tools commonly known as spyware, after…
Google addresses 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities in security update
Google addressed 62 vulnerabilities affecting Android devices in its April security update, including a pair of actively exploited software defects that were first disclosed in…
Senators re-up bill to expand Secret Service’s financial cybercrime authorities
A bipartisan pair of senators is taking another shot at their bill to expand the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative powers for financial cybercrime probes. The…
Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA
Gen. Timothy Haugh, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the NSA, was removed from those positions Thursday — another high-profile firing of…