Tonya Riley

Tonya Riley covers privacy, surveillance and cryptocurrency for CyberScoop News. She previously wrote the Cybersecurity 202 newsletter for The Washington Post and before that worked as a fellow at Mother Jones magazine. Her work has appeared in Wired, CNBC, Esquire and other outlets. She received a BA in history from Brown University.

You can reach Tonya with sensitive tips on Signal at 202-643-0931. PR pitches to Signal will be ignored and should be sent via email.

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Advertisers are sucking up student data, even after legal action, researchers say

Privacy

A Belgium national flag flies ontop of the snow-covered roof of the Royal Palace in Brussels on February 8, 2021. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Intruders leverage Log4j flaw to breach Belgian Defense Department

Threats

Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Meta takes down 7 hacking-for-hire operations that targeted 50,000 users

Technology

FTC settles with OpenX Technologies for $2 million for allegedly violating children’s privacy law

Government

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 24: The “Grindr” app logo is seen amongst other dating apps on a mobile phone screen on November 24, 2016 in London, England. Following a number of deaths linked to the use of anonymous online dating apps, the police have warned users to be aware of the risks involved, following the growth in the scale of violence and sexual assaults linked to their use. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Norway fines Grindr for $7.3 million over privacy breach

Privacy

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CISA to brief critical infrastructure companies about urgent new Log4j vulnerability

Threats

Mid adult female doctor working online with her patients.

Telehealth app Doxy.me is plugging a leak that exposed patient data to Facebook, Google

Privacy

An IT technician adjusts a cable in a server room in a British business office in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)

Emotet’s comeback is getting a boost from fellow botnet TrickBot

Threats

Cyber Command Commander, National Security Agency Director and Central Security Service Chief General, Paul Nakasone. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Cyber Command boss acknowledges US military actions against ransomware groups

Government