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. President Joe Biden (C) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) listen during a Quad Leaders Summit with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Sarahbeth Maney-Pool/Getty Images)

Newly-formed international alliances vow to improve cybersecurity, in moves China sees as affront

Government

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EU takes aim at Russia over ‘Ghostwriter’ hacking campaign against politicians, government officials

Threats

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., right, speaks with Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on June 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds-Pool / Getty Images)

Biden administration officials push Congress to shape breach reporting mandates

Policy

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Espionage group targeted hotels, governments, seized on Microsoft Exchange vulnerability

Government

Jen Easterly (L), Director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, testify during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Key lawmakers to CISA: Let us send you more money, power

Financial

Wheat is displayed for judging at the Cedar County Fair on July 13, 2018 in Tipton, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ransomware gang strikes Iowa agriculture business New Cooperative, the latest hack on food supply chain

Financial

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Bitdefender releases REvil decryptor as ransomware gang shows signs of return

Threats

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Email scammers posed as DOT officials in phishing messages focused on $1 trillion bill

Money

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CISA hires long-time cyber pro Kiersten Todt as chief of staff

Policy