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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U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., leaves the Senate floor following a vote on Jan. 23. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) ***Local Caption *** Ben Ray Lujan

Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good start to preventing Salt Typhoon-style breaches

Government

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., talks with reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol following the first vote of the week on June 17. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Wyden legislation would mandate FCC cybersecurity rules for telecoms

Government

Jessica Rosenworcel (L), Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr arrives to testify during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing in 2022. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC, for first time, proposes cybersecurity rules tied to wiretapping law

Threats

fbi going dark — (Getty)

How a Russian man’s harrowing tale shows the physical dangers of spyware

Uncategorized

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Study shows potentially higher prevalence of spyware infections than previously thought

Technology

Super Typhoon Yutu, strongest storm on Earth in 2018. Satellite view. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Getty Images

U.S. government says Salt Typhoon is still in telecom networks

Government

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Inside a new initiative to lend cybersecurity volunteers to organizations that need it most

Exclusive

John Thune (R-SD) speaks after being elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity

Policy

Suspects detained during raid in Angola. (Interpol)

African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects

Cybercrime