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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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CrowdStrike: AI is now both the weapon and the target in cyberattacks

Cybersecurity

Department of Justice building. (Getty Images)

Ghanaian national sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing $10M from romance scam victims

Cybercrime

SonicWall headquarters — SonicWall’s headquarters in Milpitas, California. (Getty Images)

Huntress warns about attack spree that hit 30 SonicWall customers in 2 days

Cybersecurity

Binary code depicted in waves. (iStock/Getty Images)

AI-assisted security tools are finding more bugs, but the threat level has not changed

Threats

View of Earth from space at night showing illuminated city lights and glowing data network lines connecting various points across continents, symbolizing global communication, technology, and interconnected digital infrastructure. (Getty Images)

Despite multiple takedowns, botnets continue to grow

Threats

Russian espionage group using novel Zimbra exploit to steal sensitive data from Western countries

Government

Transparent panels displaying programming code create a visually engaging representation of data flow and digital transformation, symbolizing the power of machine learning and AI

Malware is targeting AI tools in software development environments

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast. — In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Putin enjoyed a red carpet welcome, a military ceremony and an embrace from North Korea’s Kim Jong Un during a state visit to Pyongyang where they both pledged to forge closer ties. (Photo by Vladimir Smirnov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea’s IT worker scheme funds Russia’s war effort

Threats

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

Leading members of Scattered Spider sentenced in UK to 66 months in jail

Cybercrime