Study shows potentially higher prevalence of spyware infections than previously thought

An investigation into the numbers has some caveats, but those behind it say even a drastic reduction from what they found would be big.

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U.S. government says Salt Typhoon is still in telecom networks

The United States and other Western nations released guidance Tuesday designed to evict the China-linked group in the wake of the high-profile hack.

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Inside a new initiative to lend cybersecurity volunteers to organizations that need it most

The idea behind the initiative, details of which CyberScoop is first reporting, is that too much cyber expertise doing volunteer work is uncoordinated.

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Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity

The little-populated state is seeing its governor and two senators move into key positions to influence cyber policy.

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African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects

The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.

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Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker

The kits, which the company said were a sophisticated approach to bypassing multifactor authentication, pose a particular threat to the financial services sector.

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Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams

It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars.

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Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams

It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars.

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Sen. Blumenthal wants FCC to get busy on telecom wiretap security rules

The subcommittee chair said the FCC has the ability to act now in response to Salt Typhoon targeting the 2024 presidential campaigns.

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Alleged Russian Phobos ransomware administrator extradited to U.S., in custody

Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals.

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