Cyber Scoop

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• CFPB
• Cybersecurity
• data brokers
• Equifax
• Experian
• financial data
• Privacy
• Transunion

CFPB’s proposed data rules would improve security, privacy and competition

Cyber Scoop January 24, 2024

CFPB’s proposed data rules would improve security, privacy and...

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5 min read

• Cybersecurity

Microsoft critics accuse the firm of ‘negligence’ in latest breach

Cyber Scoop January 24, 2024

Microsoft critics accuse the firm of ‘negligence’ in latest...

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3 min read

• cybercrime
• Kaseya
• REvil
• Russia
• State Department
• Treasury Department

US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian ransomware attack

Cyber Scoop January 23, 2024

US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian...

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• bitcoin
• cybercrime
• Government
• multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Twitter

SEC blames sim-swapping, lack of MFA for X account hijacking

Cyber Scoop January 22, 2024

SEC blames sim-swapping, lack of MFA for X account...

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2 min read

• Geopolitics
• Microsoft
• Nobelium
• Russia
• SVR

Russian foreign intelligence hackers gain access to top Microsoft officials, company says

Cyber Scoop January 19, 2024

Russian foreign intelligence hackers gain access to top Microsoft...

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3 min read

• Breach Forums
• Conor Fitzpatrick
• cybercrime
• databreach
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Jailed BreachForums creator, admin sentenced to 20 years of supervised release

Cyber Scoop January 19, 2024

Jailed BreachForums creator, admin sentenced to 20 years of...

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3 min read

• China
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• espionage
• Government
• Ivanti
• Threats

CISA issues emergency directive for federal agencies to patch Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities

Cyber Scoop January 19, 2024

CISA issues emergency directive for federal agencies to patch...

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4 min read

• critical infrastructure
• Government
• ics
• operational technology
• Policy
• Presidential Council on Science and Technology (PCAST)

Presidential council approves recommendations for cyber-physical resilience

Cyber Scoop January 18, 2024

Presidential council approves recommendations for cyber-physical resilience | CyberScoop...

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5 min read

• Black Hat
• Cybersecurity Review Board
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Gary Peters
• log4j
• Policy
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Cyber Safety Review Board needs stronger authorities, more independence, experts say

Cyber Scoop January 17, 2024

Cyber Safety Review Board needs stronger authorities, more independence,...

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• Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
• diplomacy
• GAO
• GAO report
• Government
• Nate Fick
• Policy
• State Department

Growing pains at the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, report finds

Cyber Scoop January 12, 2024

Growing pains at the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital...

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