Category: cyberscoop

Ali El Kaafarani
22
Sep
2025

Why federal IT leaders must act now to deliver NIST’s post-quantum cryptography transition

In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published its first set of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, the…

Matt Kapko
20
Sep
2025

Researchers raise alarm over maximum-severity defect in GoAnywhere file-transfer service

Researchers warned that a maximum-severity vulnerability affecting GoAnywhere MFT bears striking similarities with a widely exploited defect in the same…

Greg Otto
19
Sep
2025

Trump administration planning expansion of U.S. quantum strategy

The Trump administration is signaling to industry and allies that it is considering a broader set of actions related to…

Pentagon, Department of Defense, military
19
Sep
2025

DOD official: We need to drop the cybersecurity talent hiring window to 25 days

The Department of Defense is seeking to address persistent shortages in its cyber workforce by reducing the time to fill…

Tim Starks
18
Sep
2025

Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting federal CISO says

Federal agencies are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence into the cyberdefenses of government networks, and there’s more still to come, acting…

Matt Kapko
18
Sep
2025

UK arrests two teens accused of heavy involvement in yearslong Scattered Spider attack spree

Two teenagers were arrested in the United Kingdom this week, accused of associating with the sprawling criminal collective known as…

Matt Kapko
17
Sep
2025

Attack on SonicWall’s cloud portal exposes customers’ firewall configurations

SonicWall said it confirmed an attack on its MySonicWall.com platform that exposed customers’ firewall configuration files — the latest in…

Greg Otto
17
Sep
2025

BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison

A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 for charges related to his work as founder and operator of the notorious…

RaccoonO365 login page (Credit: Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit)
17
Sep
2025

Microsoft seizes hundreds of phishing sites tied to massive credential theft operation

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit coordinated the seizure of 338 domains used by RaccoonO365, a financially motivated threat group that developed…

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel, arrests
16
Sep
2025

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel, arrests

FBI cyber division cuts under President Donald Trump will reduce personnel there by half, a top Democratic senator warned Tuesday,…

Matt Kapko
16
Sep
2025

Apple addresses dozens of vulnerabilities in latest software for iPhones, iPads and Macs

Apple’s latest operating systems for its most popular devices — iPhones, iPads and Macs — include patches for multiple vulnerabilities,…

Check Point Technologies' headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Courtesy of Check Point Technologies)
16
Sep
2025

Check Point acquires AI security firm Lakera in push for enterprise AI protection

Check Point Software Technologies announced Monday it will acquire Lakera, a specialized artificial intelligence security platform, as entrenched cybersecurity companies…