Cyber Scoop

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• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• cybercrime
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Mike Rounds
• Policy

Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties

Cyber Scoop February 11, 2025

Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties | CyberScoop...

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3 min read

• bulletproof hosting
• cybercrime
• LockBit
• ransomware
• Threats
• Treasury Department
• Zservers

U.S. sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supplying LockBit infrastructure

Cyber Scoop February 11, 2025

U.S. sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supplying LockBit infrastructure...

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3 min read

• 8Base
• Clop
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• DoD Cyber Crime Center
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• LockBit
• ransomware
• Threats

Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown

Cyber Scoop February 10, 2025

Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown |...

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6 min read

• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• disinformation
• election security
• Government

CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources say

Cyber Scoop February 10, 2025

CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources...

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3 min read

• Chainguard
• open source
• secure-by-design
• software security
• Uncategorized

Projecting the next decade of software supply chain security

Cyber Scoop February 10, 2025

Projecting the next decade of software supply chain security...

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3 min read

• disinformation
• doj
• election security
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)
• Government
• Policy
• Russia
• Trump administration

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of FARA prosecutions 

Cyber Scoop February 6, 2025

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of...

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3 min read

• AI
• Cybersecurity
• ReversingLabs
• Technology
• Threat Intelligence
• Threats
• Uncategorized

Hugging Face platform continues to be plagued by vulnerable ‘pickles’

Cyber Scoop February 6, 2025

Hugging Face platform continues to be plagued by vulnerable...

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3 min read

• Akira
• ALPHV
• Chainalysis
• Cybersecurity
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• INC
• LockBit
• Money
• ransomware
• Threats
• UK

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024

Cyber Scoop February 5, 2025

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024 | CyberScoop Skip...

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3 min read

• Bennie Thompson
• Department of Government Efficency
• Department of Treasury
• Elon Musk
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• Mark Warner
• Matthew Vaeth
• office of management and budget
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Privacy
• Senate Intelligence Committee
• Susie Wiles
• Treasury Department
• U.S. Agency for International Development
• USAID

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy rules

Cyber Scoop February 5, 2025

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy...

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8 min read

• CVE
• CVSS
• Cybersecurity
• MITRE
• National Vulnerability Database
• NIST
• Research
• Threats
• vulnerabilities

Infosec pros: We need CVSS, warts and all

Cyber Scoop February 5, 2025

Infosec pros: We need CVSS, warts and all |...

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