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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DHS, Department of Homeland Security, cybersecurity, Cyber Storm — (Getty Images)

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

Government

money, cash, budget, cybercrime, financial, fraud — (Getty Images)

Is the Groove ransomware gang is a motley crew of disgruntled hackers, or a hoax?

Threats

Chris Inglis, then-nominee to be the national cyber director, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

National cyber director declares ‘too soon to say we’re out of the woods,’ as US enjoys dip in ransomware

Financial

A spider spins a web in a garden outside Moscow on June 4, 2021. (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian cybercrime continues as government-backed attacks on companies dwindle, CrowdStrike says

Geopolitics

People visit the Apple store in the Oculus Mall in Manhattan on July 29, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Under fire from privacy advocates, Apple delays controversial photo scanning plan

Government

People wait in their cars as they line up outside John F. Kennedy Library to collect unemployment forms in Hialeah, Florida, on April 8, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hacker, money launderer sentenced to prison for scamming tax preparers and COVID-19 relief programs

Government

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke speaks at Go Bigger on Climate, Care, and Justice! on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

Breach notification window, accountability are focus of coming fight on cyber legislation in Congress

Financial

People walk by the Wall Street Bull near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 10, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

SEC fines brokerage firms over email hacks, customer data exposure

Financial

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about cybersecurity in the East Room of the White House on August 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

White House cyber summit with private sector nets impressive gains, but points to considerable work needed ahead

Money