A coordinated effort took down seven kinds of malware and targeted initial access brokers.
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The successful break-up of DanaBot marks the second high-profile law enforcement disruption of a widespread malware operation in as many days.
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Chair Brendan Carr said the agency is exploring how to expand STIR/SHAKEN protocols to older legacy phone networks.
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The legislation Sens. Gary Peters and James Lankford would create an executive branch panel to align federal cyber rules.
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Hanan Elatr Khashoggi has alleged that the spyware vendor played a role in the death of her husband.
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Cybercriminals used the prolific malware to target individuals and businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, according to the FBI.
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The campaign traces back at least to early 2022, coinciding with the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Global law enforcement authorities and Microsoft seized or disrupted the prolific infostealer’s central command infrastructure, malicious domains and marketplaces where the malware was sold.
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Experts tell CyberScoop that the U.S. telecom system is just too technologically fragmented to gather a clear picture of threats, and too big to ever fully eject all espionage efforts.
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It’s the first public break in the case that might be the largest breach of American schoolchildren's data.
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Seven sources tell CyberScoop that a lack of coordination and miscommunication between federal agencies and the telecommunications industry left critical networks exposed to the Chinese hacking group.
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The legislation comes amid DOGE-fueled cuts to CISA and warnings from lawmakers that Trump administration policies will cripple federal cyber recruiting.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE isn’t about efficiency — it’s about destruction. We should not let this administration tear down our best defenses against those trying to attack us in cyberspace.
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Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals affected by the 2015 breach.
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“When minority commissioners dissent, they are fired,” Commissioner Anna Gomez said of the Trump administration’s assault on free speech.
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The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. said cybercriminals bribed insiders to steal data on customers, some of whom were duped into handing over crypto assets.
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Both witnesses and lawmakers at a House hearing said the law must not lapse in September.
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Here’s why CIOs must lead post-quantum cryptography adoption in 2025 to secure digital assets and future-proof organizations.
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The Republican chair told Congress that the agency will need specialized software, personnel and expertise to enforce the newly passed Take It Down Act.
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Proofpoint has entered into an agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a Germany-based provider of Microsoft 365 security services, in a deal reportedly valued at more than $1 billion. The acquisition, described as the largest in Proofpoint’s history, comes amid accelerating consolidation in the cybersecurity industry as companies seek to broaden their offerings to enterprise customers […]
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