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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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A view of the Microsoft corporate logo in front of the Microsoft Office building on 41st street and 8th avenue on July 19, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

Microsoft patches 57 vulnerabilities, including 6 zero-days

Threats

External researchers can’t determine the originating IP addresses for the flood of malicious traffic that hit X’s servers without direct access to X’s systems. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

X suffered a DDoS attack. Its CEO and security researchers can’t agree on who did it.

Cybercrime

National General, an insurance company Allstate acquired for $4 billion in 2021, failed to notify almost 12,000 people their driver’s license numbers were compromised. (Getty Images)

New York sues Allstate and subsidiaries for back-to-back data breaches

Government

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) trucks are parked at a post office on Aug. 23 in Glendale, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Ransomware poseurs are trying to extort businesses through physical letters

Cybersecurity

Silk Typhoon shifted to specifically targeting IT management companies

Threats

US indicts 12 Chinese nationals for vast espionage attack spree

Government

Cybercriminals picked up the pace on attacks last year

Threats

Android security update contains 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities

Technology

The Department of Justice building is pictured in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies

Research