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Matt Kapko

Matt Kapko is a reporter at CyberScoop, covering cybercrime, software defects and the root causes of cyberattacks. The lifelong Californian has more than 25 years of experience in journalism. Drop Matt an email at matt.kapko@cyberscoop.com.

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Inside Vercel’s sleep-deprived race to contain React2Shell

Technology

Researchers rush to warn defenders of max-severity defect in n8n

Cybersecurity

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MongoBleed defect swirls, stamping out hope of year-end respite

Cybersecurity

Justice Department headquarters at night — Traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue streaks by the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building at night with the US Capitol in the background on Jan. 24, 2025, in Washington. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Leader of 764 offshoot pleads guilty, faces up to 60 years in jail

Cybersecurity

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Ukrainian national pleads guilty to Nefilim ransomware attacks

Cybercrime

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Former incident responders plead guilty to ransomware attack spree

Cybercrime

Cisco customers hit by fresh wave of zero-day attacks from China-linked APT

Threats

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React2Shell fallout spreads to sensitive targets as public exploits hit all-time high

Research

Amazon warns that Russia’s Sandworm has shifted its tactics

Cybersecurity