Matt Kapko

Matt Kapko is a reporter at CyberScoop. His beat includes cybercrime, ransomware, software defects and vulnerability (mis)management. The lifelong Californian started his journalism career in 2001 with previous stops at Cybersecurity Dive, CIO, SDxCentral and RCR Wireless News. Matt has a degree in journalism and history from Humboldt State University.

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Workers enter a building on the Google headquarters campus on July 23, 2025, in Mountain View, California. — Workers enter a building on the Google headquarters campus on July 23, 2025, in Mountain View, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Project Zero disclosure policy change puts vendors on early notice

Technology

IBM offices in New York City — IBM offices on Madison Avenue on March 11, 2014, in New York City. (Ben Hider/Getty Images)

Research shows data breach costs have reached an all-time high

Threats

FBI headquarters — The FBI headquarters on November 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

FBI alerts tie together threats of cybercrime, physical violence from The Com

Threats

Microsoft headquarters — A sign is seen at Microsoft headquarters on July 3, 2024, in Redmond, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Microsoft SharePoint attacks ensnare 400 victims, including federal agencies

Government

Authorities from Ukraine, France and Europol arrested the alleged administrator of XSS.is in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 22, 2025. (Europol)

Authorities in Ukraine nab alleged admin of Russian-language cybercrime forum

Ransomware

The Cisco Systems logo is displayed at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on February 25, 2019. (GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)

Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation

Technology

(Photo by John Smith/VIEWpress/Getty Images)

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day attacks pinned on China-linked ‘Typhoon’ threat groups

Cybersecurity

Microsoft — (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

Mass attack spree hits Microsoft SharePoint zero-day defect

Cybersecurity

A shelf is seen bare in the frozen foods section of a Whole Foods store on June 11, 2025 in San Rafael, California. United Natural Foods, the primary food distributor to Whole Foods, paused deliveries to Whole Foods stores after a cyberattack crippled its system. Some Whole Foods stores are experiencing empty shelves and freezers. The company said this week that the attack will cost them up to $400 million in lost sales. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

United Natural Foods loses up to $400M in sales after cyberattack

Financial