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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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

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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 25: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about cybersecurity in the East Room of the White House. Members of the Biden cabinet, national security team and leaders from the private sector attended the meeting about improving the nation’s cybersecurity. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

White House rolls out pipeline, supply chain security initiatives as companies pledge billions in cyber spending

Financial

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on August 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Apple, JPMorgan Chase bosses among industry heads set to gather at White House for cyber ‘call to action’

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Hackers exploit WhatsApp modification tool to snoop on texts, force paid subscriptions

Financial

Beach umbrella chains on Sand Paradise Beach at Nassau, West Indies. (Photo by A. T. Palmer/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

Cyber insurance market encounters ‘crisis moment’ as ransomware costs pile up

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Researchers nab wannabe ransomware scammer trying to convince victims to help hack their employer

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