Cyber Scoop

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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• data breaches
• Donald Trump
• Elon Musk
• FISMA
• Government
• OPM breach
• Policy
• Threats
• Treasury Department

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover

Cyber Scoop February 4, 2025

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in...

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• Android
• Cybersecurity
• mobile
• Qualcomm
• vulnerabilities

Android security update includes patch for actively exploited vulnerability 

Cyber Scoop February 4, 2025

Android security update includes patch for actively exploited vulnerability ...

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• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• cloud computing
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• open source
• Research
• S3 bucket
• SSL
• VPN gateway
• watchTowr Labs

Here’s all the ways an abandoned cloud instance can cause security issues

Cyber Scoop February 4, 2025

Here’s all the ways an abandoned cloud instance can...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• intezer
• Research
• Solis Security
• Threats
• VeraCore
• XE Group
• zero-days

From credit card fraud to zero-day exploits: Xe Group expanding cybercriminal efforts

Cyber Scoop February 3, 2025

From credit card fraud to zero-day exploits: Xe Group...

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