Cyber Scoop

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Treasury Department

Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.

Cyber Scoop December 12, 2024

Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to...

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• booter and stresser services
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• DDoS
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Europol
• Government
• National Crime Agency
• Threats

International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations

Cyber Scoop December 12, 2024

International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations | CyberScoop Skip to...

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• atlantic council
• Ben Ray Lujan
• budget
• CALEA
• China
• CISA
• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• FCC
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal Communications Commission
• Geopolitics
• Government
• Jerry Moran
• Jessica Rosenworcel
• John Thune
• Justin Sherman
• Money
• National Defense Authorization Act
• NDAA
• Policy
• regulation
• Salt Typhoon
• Senate Commerce Committee
• Technology
• Ted Cruz
• Telecommunications
• telecoms

Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good start to preventing Salt Typhoon-style breaches

Cyber Scoop December 11, 2024

Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good...

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• Cybersecurity
• Geopolitics
• Microsoft
• Research
• Threats
• Turla

Turla living off other cybercriminals’ tools in order to attack Ukrainian targets

Cyber Scoop December 11, 2024

Turla living off other cybercriminals’ tools in order to...

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• Clop
• LockBit
• MITRE
• ransomware
• Research
• Technology
• Threats

Latest round of MITRE ATT&CK evaluations put cybersecurity products through rigors of ransomware 

Cyber Scoop December 11, 2024

Latest round of MITRE ATT&CK evaluations put cybersecurity products...

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• Commentary
• Cybersecurity
• Government
• Policy
• resilience
• Salt Typhoon
• Volt Typhoon

Why Americans must be prepared for cybersecurity’s worst

Cyber Scoop December 11, 2024

Why Americans must be prepared for cybersecurity’s worst |...

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2 min read

• Adobe
• Cybersecurity
• Microsoft
• Patch Tuesday
• Technology

Microsoft closes 2024 with extensive security update

Cyber Scoop December 10, 2024

Microsoft closes 2024 with extensive security update | CyberScoop...

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• CALEA
• China
• CISA
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Director of National Intelligence
• Eric Schmitt
• FCC
• Federal Communications Commission
• Government
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
• Policy
• regulation
• Ron Wyden
• Salt Typhoon
• Technology
• Telecommunications
• telecoms
• Threats

Wyden legislation would mandate FCC cybersecurity rules for telecoms

Cyber Scoop December 10, 2024

Wyden legislation would mandate FCC cybersecurity rules for telecoms...

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• China
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice
• Financial
• firewalls
• Geopolitics
• Malware
• Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
• State Department
• Treasury Department
• zero-days

Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global firewall attack

Cyber Scoop December 10, 2024

Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global...

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• Commentary
• Government
• transportation
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Steady leadership prepares TSA to face evolving cyber threats

Cyber Scoop December 10, 2024

Steady leadership prepares TSA to face evolving cyber threats...

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