Financial Cyberscoop

Participants said it was the largest joint scam operation to date and the first focused on the region. The post West African scammers targeted in joint international government-industry operation appeared first on CyberScoop.

Authorities accuse the 36-year-old and co-conspirators of collecting more than 5,000 victim login credentials to various banks. The post Russian national extradited to US for alleged involvement in bank-account takeover scheme appeared first on CyberScoop.

The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data. The post Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector appeared first on CyberScoop.

BlackFile’s four affiliate groups are still targeting victims, including medical technology organizations. Several potential victims received new extortion demands last week, according to Google. The post Details emerge on BlackFile’s recent attacks on financial companies appeared first on CyberScoop.

The designations hit 1VPNS, its alleged Ukrainian administrator and a Belarusian who allegedly sold “cryptors” to disguise ransomware and other malware. The post Treasury sanctions First VPN Service, others for abetting ransomware gangs appeared first on CyberScoop.

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly placed multiple trades on the prediction marketplace, abusing internal access to Google’s nonpublic data on the most searched people in 2025. The post Google security engineer accused of turning confidential search trends into $1.2M win on Polymarket appeared first on CyberScoop.

A Federal Register notice seeks public comment on how cyber is covered within a 2002 law and program. The post Treasury asks whether terrorism risk insurance program should bolster cyber coverage appeared first on CyberScoop.

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations. The post Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy appeared first on CyberScoop.

Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations. The post Acting CISA chief says DHS funding lapse would limit, halt some agency work appeared first on CyberScoop.

It stems from how the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, the official said. The post The ‘staggering’ cybersecurity weakness that isn’t getting enough focus, according to a top Secret Service official appeared first on CyberScoop.