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Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness

Jason Bilnoski with the FBI’s cyber division told CyberScoop that investigators seized on the mistakes of companies China has used in its widespread cyberespionage.

By Tim Starks

Salesloft confirmed the impact is much more severe and widespread. (imageBROKER/Timon Schneider/Alamy)

Salesloft Drift compromised en masse, impacting all third-party integrations

Cybercrime

By Matt Kapko

Workado publicly claimed its AI content detector could accurately determine whether a piece of text was generated by AI in 98% of cases. The FTC said its “no better than a coin flip.” (Image via Mininyx Doodle and Getty Images)

Workado settles with FTC over allegations it inflated its AI detectors’ capabilities

AI

By Derek B. Johnson

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Trump administration setting the stage for elections power grab, voting rights group warns

By Derek B. Johnson
Treasury sanctions North Korea IT worker scheme facilitators and front organizations

By Matt Kapko
Salt Typhoon hacking campaign goes beyond previously disclosed targets, world cyber agencies say

By Tim Starks
Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense

By Tim Starks
Microsoft details Storm-0501’s focus on ransomware in the cloud

By Matt Kapko

Popular Stories

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A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

Experts tell CyberScoop that the U.S. telecom system is just too technologically fragmented to gather a clear picture of threats, and too big to ever fully eject…

By Derek B. Johnson

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‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots

Seven sources tell CyberScoop that a lack of coordination and miscommunication between federal agencies and the telecommunications industry left critical networks exposed to the Chinese hacking group.

By Tim Starks

Briefcase full of U.S. currency. — Briefcase full of U.S. currency. (Getty Images)

Who needs VC funding? How cybercriminals spread their ill-gotten gains to everyday business ventures

The benefits of cybercrime aren't all flashy cars and watches. Sophos X-Ops researchers discovered it also fuels a far-reaching mix of ordinary, sometimes unremarkable businesses.

By Matt Kapko

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Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea

In recent months, incoming Trump administration national security adviser Mike Waltz and some lawmakers have suggested that in response to Chinese cyber breaches, the United States needs…

By Tim Starks Mark Pomerleau

A major cybersecurity law is expiring soon — and advocates are prepping to push Congress for renewal

By Tim Starks

Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?

By Matt Kapko

What defenders are learning from Black Basta’s leaked chat logs

By Matt Kapko

Despite challenges, the CVE program is a public-private partnership that has shown resilience

By Cynthia Brumfield

Legal barriers complicate justice for spyware victims

By Tim Starks

Insights

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Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise

By Katie Baxter

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Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies

By Daniel Wilbricht

Agencies push for digital transformation amid security challenges

By Scoop News Group

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Want to scale cyber defenders? Focus on AI-enabled security and organization-wide training

By Jay Bhalodia

Videos

Why blocking cyber threats is no longer enough

By Scoop News Group

To Catch a Thief: China’s Rise to Cyber Supremacy

By Scoop News Group

Red Hat’s Adam Clater on navigating zero trust’s unknowns

By Scoop News Group

Datadog’s Brian Mikkelsen on unifying zero-trust security efforts

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

What happens if CISA 2015 lapses?

By CyberScoop Staff

Dave DeWalt on how to get a board to buy in on cybersecurity

By CyberScoop Staff

Three proactive strategies for defending against insider threats

By Scoop News Group

Are enterprises having the right AI security conversations?

By CyberScoop Staff

The Latest

Citrix offices, California — Citrix offices in Santa Clara, California. (Getty Images)

Citrix NetScaler customers hit by third actively exploited zero-day vulnerability since June

Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco. — Exterior view of Salesforce’s headquarters in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2024. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hundreds of Salesforce customers impacted by attack spree linked to third-party AI agent

Thief coming out of the door in the shape of Enter key. Cybersecurity, hacking, phishing concept. Vector illustration.

Researchers flag code that uses AI systems to carry out ransomware attacks

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DOGE employees uploaded Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud, agency whistleblower says

Attendees walk by the Epic Games booth at the 2019 GDC Game Developers Conference on March 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Court ruling in Epic-Google fight could have ‘catastrophic’ cyber consequences, former gov’t officials say

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FCC removes 1,200 voice providers from telephone networks in major robocall crackdown

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Data I/O reports business disruptions in wake of ransomware attack

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Blistering Wyden letter seeks review of federal court cybersecurity, citing ‘incompetence,’ ‘negligence’

Authorities arrested 1,209 alleged cybercriminals during Operation Serengeti 2.0. (Interpol)

Interpol-led crackdown disrupts cybercrime networks in Africa that caused $485 million in losses

The Apple Inc logo is displayed outside a retail store at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California on March 20, 2023. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Apple discloses actively exploited zero-day affecting iOS, iPadOS and macOS

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal cyber jobs

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 15: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson testifies before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments

The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this summer

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