(Getty Images) Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked cybercrime funds The DOJ said the men behind Blender.io and Sinbad.io “made it easier for state-sponsored hacking groups” to profit off their crimes. By Matt Bracken
(Getty Images) CISA report touts cyber hygiene enrollment surge for critical infrastructure orgs Cybersecurity By Matt Bracken
Microsoft moves to disrupt hacking-as-a-service scheme that’s bypassing AI safety measures By Derek B. Johnson
National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office By Tim Starks
The US Department of State building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding nixed in NDAA The Global Engagement Center, which tracks and exposes foreign disinformation narratives in foreign countries, will see its authority to operate expire Dec. 24. By Derek B. Johnson
The NSO Group company logo is displayed on a wall of a building next to one of their branches in the southern Israeli Arava valley near Sapir community centre on February 8, 2022. NSO Group currently has 39 legal cases against it due to the fallout around its Pegasus spyware product. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) Legal barriers complicate justice for spyware victims By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Exclusive: Feds are probing 764, The Com’s use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes By Greg Otto Jana Winter
Broken RGB screen close-up with a missing pixel on the bottom right. (Getty Images) Zero trust: How the ‘Jia Tan’ hack complicated open-source software By Christian Vasquez
Want to scale cyber defenders? Focus on AI-enabled security and organization-wide training By Jay Bhalodia
Palo Alto Networks’ Eric Trexler talks how AI is affecting cybersecurity planning By Scoop News Group
Scoop News Group Graphic Tackling AI-powered threats with zero trust and least privilege access By Scoop News Group
Google smart home devices were demonstrated during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images) White House launches cybersecurity label program for consumers
(GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images) Android patches several vulnerabilities in first security update of 2025
Tenable CEO Amit Yoran speaks Oct. 18, 2017 at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (CyberScoop) Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies at 54
The sun flares over the headquarters of the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) U.S. sanctions take aim at Chinese company said to aid hackers’ massive botnet
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel attends the Paley International Council Summit at Paley Museum on Nov. 8, 2022 in New York City. Rosenworcel spoke with CyberScoop about her tenure as FCC Chair, which will end Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images) Exit interview: FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel discusses her legacy on cybersecurity, AI and regulation
U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that the Russian government’s efforts were largely in support of Trump while Iranian influence efforts were primarily targeted towards helping the electoral chances of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. (Image Source: Getty Images) US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference
Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty Images After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital
Treasury officials were notified by BeyondTrust on Dec. 8 that “a threat actor had gained access to a key used by the vendor to secure a cloud-based service used to remotely provide technical support for Treasury Departmental Offices end users.” (Image Via Getty) Treasury workstations hacked by China-linked threat actors
On Dec. 27, VulnCheck detailed the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12856, wherein an attacker can leverage default credentials in Four-Faith F3x24 and F3x36 routers to remotely inject commands into the operating system. (Getty Images) Thousands of industrial routers vulnerable to command injection flaw
(Getty Images) White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked basic security measures
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