Leatherman, a 22-year FBI veteran, has been heavily involved in cyber investigations as section chief and deputy assistant director over the past three years.
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Unit 221B’s Allison Nixon said crackdowns have effectively shown the group that their actions carry real consequences.
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Congress and federal agencies can take some simple steps to better protect open-source software.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that rolls back parts of two executive orders from the Biden and Obama administrations.
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Authorities said they froze and seized the allegedly illegally obtained funds when North Korean nationals attempted to launder money linked to the long-running conspiracy.
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The nominee, who doesn’t have as much cyber experience as his predecessors, also touted his credentials and views on current threats during his Senate confirmation hearing.
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Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features
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CyberScoop is first to report on the letter to DHS from the chair of a cybersecurity subcommittee, which also addresses CISA’s role as lead coordinator with the telecom sector.
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The cybercrime marketplace was used by more than 117,000 customers and trafficked more than 15 million credit card numbers since March 2022, the Justice Department said.
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Research shows that AI-generated code is remarkably insecure. Yet experts tell CyberScoop it's up to industry to figure out a way to limit the issues the technology introduces.
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Google Threat Intelligence Group said about 20 organizations have been hit by a cybercrime group it tracks as UNC6040.
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The most serious flaw in the monthly security update affects the Android system and could be exploited to achieve local escalation of privilege, the company said.
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Wild variances in naming taxonomies aren’t going away, but a new initiative from the security vendors aims to more publicly address obvious overlap in threat group attribution.
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The letter to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee leaders comes shortly before they consider his nomination.
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The domino effect of CVE disruption is something all cybersecurity practitioners must be aware of, a Morphisec executive argues.
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The 20-year bureau pro wants to see what it’s like to fight ransomware from the private sector.
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The fate of the fiscal 2026 budget blueprint, which includes a $495 million reduction for the agency, is uncertain.
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AVCheck and related crypting services helped cybercriminals make malware difficult to detect and confirm that malware could slip through various antivirus tools undetected, officials said.
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The 28-year-old, who’d been employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency since 2019, specialized in insider threats and had top secret security clearance, officials said.
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The lawmakers say the January purge has left the United States blind on the nature of the historic Salt Typhoon telecommunications breach.
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