Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian hackers as part of ‘economic D-Day’
As part of its “economic D-Day” against Iran, the Treasury Department designated four Iranians for sanctions Monday stemming from their alleged role in hacking critical…
Category: Cyberscoop
Postal Service moves to finalize mail ballot regs before SCOTUS ruling
In a late Friday night posting to the Federal Register, the U.S. Postal Service said it is finalizing new regulations that would give the federal…
Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector
Apollo Global Management confirmed it was among several financial institutions impacted by a string of social engineering attacks that hit the sector last month, the…
Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans
A pair of lawmakers wants a watchdog agency to probe how the federal government hacks Americans, including with the use of spyware, and deliver a…
The long tail of Clop’s PTC hack is just beginning to emerge
A notorious cybercrime group has once again exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability on a large scale, claiming it stole data from dozens of organizations, including…
The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector
Artificial intelligence has never been more important to the federal government. Under the Trump administration, AI has been adopted rapidly across the private sector and…
Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist
An original member of 764 and leader of one of its offshoots was sentenced to 77 years in prison, the longest imprisonment ever imposed on…
Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears
A bill to battle organized retail theft has wide bipartisan support and momentum on Capitol Hill, even as opponents say it threatens to dangerously expand…
A California county wants to hire Tina Peters to help run its elections
Clint Curtis, the registrar for voters in Shasta County, Calif. said he plans to hire convicted felon and election denialist Tina Peters as one of…
AI-fueled attacks pose ‘active threat’ to water, other sectors, U.S. agencies warn
Hackers are targeting water, food, energy, chemical, manufacturing and commercial facilities by taking aim at Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and making use…
Eight years later, federal authorities re-up charges against alleged Iranian hackers at Mabna Institute
Federal authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against 17 Iranians affiliated with the tech firm Mabna Institute, alleging a campaign of vast cybertheft on behalf…
Medusa ransomware tallies hundreds of new victims, says updated advisory on group’s tactics
The ransomware-as-a-service group Medusa has adopted fresh tactics to gain access and added hundreds of victims in a little more than a year, according to…