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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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The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal prosecutors indict alleged head of Black Kingdom ransomware

Government

Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks claim no change to threat intel sharing under Trump

Government

The Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian extradited to US for alleged Nefilim ransomware attack spree

Cybercrime

Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Leaders of 764, global child sextortion group, arrested and charged

Threats

North Korean operatives have infiltrated hundreds of Fortune 500 companies

Technology

Conceptual hacking background — (Suebsiri / Getty Images)

Amazon, CrowdStrike leaders say private threat intel can quickly bring cybercriminals to justice

Government

SAP software is used throughout the Fortune 500. The company is dealing with a critical software bug disclosed this week. (Getty Images)

SAP zero-day vulnerability under widespread active exploitation

Threats

VulnCheck spotted 159 actively exploited vulnerabilities in first few months of 2025

Research

The four most frequently exploited vulnerabilities were all contained in edge devices, such as VPNs, firewalls and routers. (Getty Images)

Attackers hit security device defects hard in 2024

Ransomware