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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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Here is the email Clop attackers sent to Oracle customers

Threats

The North Korean flag files over the North Korean embassy in Beijing, 18 July 2007. (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea IT worker scheme swells beyond US companies

Threats

Oracle customers being bombarded with emails claiming widespread data theft

Ransomware

The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Palo Alto Networks spots new China espionage group showcasing advanced skills

Threats

Authorities spanning 14 countries in Africa seized devices allegedly used for romance scams and extortion. (Interpol)

Interpol operation disrupts romance scam and sextortion networks in Africa

Money

Person on ladder looking into large folder with messy paperwork spilling out. (Stock illustration/Getty Images)

Worries mount over max-severity GoAnywhere defect

Threats

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

CISA says it observed nearly year-old activity tied to Cisco zero-day attacks

Technology

CISA alerts federal agencies of widespread attacks using Cisco zero-days

Cybersecurity

A spider hangs from the railing of a pedestrian bridge. (Moritz Frankenberg/Getty Images)

Teen arrested in UK was a core figure in Scattered Spider’s operations

Ransomware