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Patrick Howell O'Neill

Patrick Howell O’Neill is a cybersecurity reporter for CyberScoop based in San Francisco.

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Hamas spyware — Eastern side of Gaza. Photo by: Al Mogheer shurrab / Access CC3.0

Hamas-linked spyware targeting Palestinians removed from Google Play store

Technology

ViperRAT spyware resurfaces in Google Play Store

Geopolitics

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Ukrainian accused in cybercrime wave is considering trial in U.S., lawyer says

Geopolitics

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As DDoS attacks increase in power, Cloudflare expands its offerings

Technology

The United States Court House in San Francisco where Yevgeniy Nikulin is being tried. (Photo: Patrick Howell O’Neill)

Extradited Russian explores plea deal for massive LinkedIn breach

Technology

celebgate — (Pexels)

Celebgate hacker pleads guilty; all involved will now serve prison sentences

Technology

iphone jailbreak — Photo by Paul Hudson/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Phishing attacks against mobile devices rise 85 percent annually

Technology

Facebook launches data abuse bounty program

Technology

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Mirai IoT botnet variant likely used in January DDoS attack against Dutch banks

Technology