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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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: Jen Easterly (L), nominee to be the Director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, nominee to be the National Cyber Director, testifies during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate confirms former White House, NSA official Jen Easterly as CISA director after delay

Government

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Suspected Chinese hackers return with unusual attacks on domestic gambling companies

Government

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Jack Cable, Stanford student and cyber whiz, aims to crowdsource ransomware details

Financial

The Microsoft store is seen on April 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress via Getty Images)

Critical ‘PrintNightmare’ bug in Microsoft’s Windows tech is still causing headaches

Technology

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Houston man sentenced to 7 years for attempted $2 million romance scam

Financial

Moscow Metro Subway Escalator Russia — An escalator in the Moscow subway. (Getty Images)

How REvil evolved into a ransomware collective capable of extorting Kaseya, JBS

Geopolitics

A shuttered Coop supermarket store is pictured in Stockholm, Sweden on July 3, 2021, during an ongoing “colossal” cyber-attack affecting organizations around the world. (Photo by ALI LORESTANI/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

Malware spammers aim to leverage Kaseya ransomware drama in email campaign

Technology

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Two cyber insurance industry initiatives grapple with rise of ransomware

Financial

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden(not shown) make their way to board Air Force One before departing from New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware on July 4, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Kaseya says up to 1,500 victims affected by ransomware, as Biden directs ‘full resources’ to investigate

Financial