Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone is the editor-in-chief of CyberScoop, with a special interest in cybercrime, disinformation and the U.S. justice system. He previously worked as an editor at the Wall Street Journal, and covered technology policy for sites including the Christian Science Monitor and the International Business Times.

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Twitter nabs a network of Chinese accounts demonizing pro-democracy protests, spinning coronavirus news

Technology

Capital one incident response — Typically, hacked organizations are able to keep incident response reports private, and avoid costly suits, by shielding the details under attorney-client privilege. Not under a recent decision in a case tied to the Capital One breach. (Getty Images)

Here’s what that Capital One court decision means for corporate cybersecurity

Financial

Android, Google — An LG G8 ThinQ smartphone running the Android operating system. (Aaron Yoo / Flickr)

Hackers use fake contact tracing apps in attempt to install banking malware on Android phones

Financial

Thanos ransomware — The ransomware shares a name with the villain in “The Avengers.” (Marvel Studios)

This was inevitable: ‘Thanos’ ransomware weaponizes research tool against Microsoft Windows users

Technology

dark basin — Environmental groups working on the #ExxonKnew campaign, which argued that Exxon Mobil ignored evidence of climate change for decades, were targeted extensively by the hackers-for-fire, according to Citizen Lab. (Flickr/ John Duffy)

Vast hack-for-hire scheme against activists, corporate targets tied to Indian IT firm

Technology

Facebook, privacy, coordinated inauthentic behavior, information operations, social media — (Pixabay)

Facebook sues to stop domain scammers from impersonating Instagram, WhatsApp sites

Technology

facebook disinformation — (Getty)

Facebook removed white nationalist accounts encouraging guns at anti-racist protests

Technology

Facebook — Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during the company’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam)

Facebook announces it will flag state media posts, eventually decline ad dollars

Technology

Iran microsoft — (Getty Images)

Email scammer pleads guilty to defrauding Texas firms out of more than $500,000

Policy