Tim Starks

Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he’s covered cybersecurity since 2003. Email Tim here: tim.starks@cyberscoop.com.

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on “Worldwide Threats” in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Iranian hackers, Handala, claim to compromise FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal data

Government

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on March 19, 2026 . The hearing was held to assess worldwide threats in 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

ODNI tackles AI, threat hunting, app cybersecurity in year-one tech review

Government

Etchings are seen on the walls near an entrance to the Department of Justice building on July 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Alleged RedLine infostealer conspirator extradited to US

Cybercrime

Apple iOS update screen is seen displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

DarkSword’s GitHub leak threatens to turn elite iPhone hacking into a tool for the masses

Technology

The front of the U.S. Treasury building on Jan. 3, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Treasury asks whether terrorism risk insurance program should bolster cyber coverage

Financial

This picture taken on October 5, 2020 shows the logo of mobile messaging and call service telegram on a tablet screen in Toulouse, southwestern France. (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI: Iranian hackers targeting opponents with Telegram malware

Geopolitics

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FBI, CISA issue PSA on Russian intelligence campaign to target messaging apps

Cybersecurity

Elastic’s Sean MacKirdy speaks with the Defense Department’s Terry Kalka at the 2026 Elastic Public Sector Summit. (Sergey Kolupaev/EPNAC)

Feds keep eyes peeled for Iran cyberattacks, respond to Stryker breach

Cybersecurity

Darksword exploit kit — (Getty Images)

Second iOS exploit kit now in use by suspected Russian hackers

Research