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Christian Vasquez

Christian covers industrial cybersecurity for CyberScoop News. He previously wrote for E&E News at POLITICO covering cybersecurity in the energy sector. Reach out: christian.vasquez at cyberscoop dot com

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Muenster, Germany – April 9, 2011: A close up macro shot of a Mastercard credit card. Mastercard is one of the biggest credit card companies in the world. (Getty Images)

Mastercard buys Recorded Future for $2.65 billion

Money

WordPress.org to require two-factor authentication for plugin developers

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Romania headquarters in City Gate Towers situated in Free Press Square, in Bucharest, Romania. (Getty Images)

Here’s what Microsoft fixed in September’s Patch Tuesday

Threats

The logo of American cloud computing and virtualization technology company VMware. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

VMWare releases Fusion vulnerability with 8.8 rating

Threats

The inspiration for the new ransomware’s name. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

New ransomware variant has BlackCat-like similarities, report says

Threats

Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin's creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) — Benjamin Franklin writing his Autobiography. Franklin’s creation of a volunteer fire department has sparked an idea amongst the cybersecurity community. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

How Benjamin Franklin is inspiring defenders to protect critical infrastructure

Ransomware

Iranian flag waving with cityscape on background in Tehran, Iran. (Sir Francis Canker Photography/Getty Images)

Iranian-linked hackers collaborate with ransomware affiliates, feds say

Geopolitics

An entrance sign stands near Halliburton Headquarters on June 15, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Halliburton confirms cyber incident in SEC filing

Cybercrime

Aircraft engineers inspecting landing gear on large jet. (Getty Images)

FAA to issue cyber rule for newly built airplanes and equipment

Government