The scheme went sideways, it seems, when FBI agents contacted Kriuchkov, then urged him to drive to Los Angeles, Calif., where he was taken into custody. (Flickr / Jonathan) FBI stopped a ransomware scheme by tricking a suspect to meet in Los Angeles Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, will remain incarcerated pending trial. Aug 26, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Malicious Autodesk plugin at root of cyber-espionage campaign Hackers-for-hire appear to be making a buck in real estate sector cyber-espionage via Autodesk. Aug 26, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Polls show a majority of Americans support having the option to vote by mail. (Getty Images/Scoop News Group) Everything you need to know about voting by mail While cybersecurity doesn't come to mind with the mail, we've have a guide that explains the security behind the process. Aug 25, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. (National Defense University / Flickr) Cyber Command deploys abroad to fend off foreign hacking ahead of the 2020 election The goal is to gather intelligence about foreign adversaries before they aim their hacking tools at the U.S. Aug 25, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) Police investigators blame Algerian for coronavirus-themed phishing attacks The internal alert was published as part of the BlueLeaks data dump in June. Aug 25, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) US military researchers may have found a more productive vulnerability discovery process Automation is the key to running more efficient vulnerability discovery research, U.S. military researchers say in new research. Aug 24, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
John Felker speaks May 31, 2018, at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum presented by FireEye and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) John Felker, former head of DHS’s cyberthreat center, to retire from the department in September Felker headed DHS's 24/7 cyberthreat watch floor and information-sharing center from 2015 to 2019. Aug 24, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Feds warn election officials of potentially malicious ‘typosquatting’ websites It's part of a heightened defensive tempo that officials are on in an election year. Aug 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) FBI, CISA warn of ‘voice phishing’ campaigns Vishing has been rampant in the last month. Aug 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Experian did not specify the data that had been stolen, but said it did not involve “credit or consumer financial information.” (Getty Images) No hacking needed: Someone duped Experian into handing over data in breach affecting 24 million South Africans For fraudsters looking to swindle big corporations, sometimes it’s just a matter of asking. Aug 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas