Capital One hacker Paige Thompson got too light a sentence, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court overruled a district court judge’s sentence for Capital One hacker Paige Thompson this week, deciding that the sentence of five years’…
Category: Cyberscoop
Congress should re-up 2015 information-sharing law, top Hill staffer says
Congress needs to reauthorize an expiring law that provides legal protections to companies for sharing cyber threat information with the federal government and each other,…
Six additional countries identified as suspected Paragon spyware customers
Researchers have identified suspected government customers of spyware company Paragon Solutions in six more countries that hadn’t previously been publicly identified, according to a report…
Trump moves to fire Democratic FTC commissioners
Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter of the Federal Trade Commission confirmed reports that President Donald Trump is attempting to fire them, marking a direct…
Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year
Cybercriminals used information-stealing malware to a devastating effect last year, capturing sensitive data that fueled ransomware, breaches and attacks targeting supply chains and critical infrastructure,…
Google acquires Wiz for $32 billion
Google announced Tuesday it will acquire cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion. The move pairs Google — among the world’s largest cloud service providers…
Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?
It’s not just you. Seemingly everyone is getting those text messages that serve as a notification of an unpaid toll road violation. The past…
DOGE staffer violated security policies at Treasury Department, court filing shows
A staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated security policies at the Treasury Department by improperly sharing sensitive personal information outside the agency,…
Cloudflare rolls out post-quantum encryption for enterprise users
Internet security company Cloudflare, the world’s largest DDoS-mitigation service, plans to shift a sizable chunk of its traffic through post-quantum encrypted services over the next…
California’s legal push on geolocation data collection must take aim at the right targets, privacy experts say
The attorney general for California announced this week a wide-ranging investigation into the way companies collect, process and use consumer location data. The investigation will…
Water utilities would get cybersecurity boost under bipartisan Senate bill
Small water and wastewater utilities would get a boost to their cybersecurity defenses under a bipartisan Senate bill that a pair of lawmakers re-introduced Thursday.…
US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers
The Trump administration begins under the shadow of a series of consequential Chinese cyber hacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. While incoming officials grapple with long-standing…