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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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Google Chrome — Researchers believe hackers used Chrome extensions and other malicious tools — along with domains issued by a single registrar — to spy on computer users. (Getty Images)

Google Cloud gains federal certification, adds a suite of new security features

Government

ad network malware — Scammers are filling ad networks with malicious ads that appear in Android apps. (Maurizio Pesce / Flickr / CC-BY-2.0)

Google’s director of information security is leaving the company

Technology

Kaspersky slingshot — (Getty)

Kaspersky’s ‘Slingshot’ report burned an ISIS-focused intelligence operation

Government

senate intelligence committee election cybersecurity — Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee shown at a press conference Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (YouTube)

Senate Intelligence Committee pushes for improvements to election cybersecurity

Government

Alex Stamos — Alex Stamos is seen at a New America event in 2016. (Flickr / New America)

Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to leave the company

Technology

Alex Plaskett (AlaxJPlaskett), Georgi Geshev (munmap), Fabi Beterke (pwnfl4k3s) targeting Apple Safari with a sandbox escape at Pwn2Own 2018

Hackers beat Firefox and Safari to earn $105K at Pwn2Own

Technology

pwn2own — Richard Zhu at Pwn2Own

Safari, Microsoft Edge exploits earn hackers $162k at Pwn2Own

Technology

china national vulnerability database — (flickr)

China’s national vulnerability database is merely a tool for its intelligence agencies

Government

ddos attack code — (Getty)

Code for massive ‘Memcrashed’ DDoS attack made public

Technology