Technology Cyberscoop

A cartel affiliate notified an FBI agent about a hacker who infiltrated cameras and phones to track an FBI official’s meetings, the DOJ inspector general said. The post Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report appeared first on CyberScoop.

Third-party antivirus software will no longer have access to the Windows kernel as Microsoft rolls out changes to reduce IT downtime from unexpected crashes or disruptions.  The post Microsoft security updates address CrowdStrike crash, kill ‘Blue Screen of Death’ appeared first on CyberScoop.

The vendor disclosed the critical zero-day in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway nine days after it warned of a pair of defects in the same products. The post Citrix users hit by actively exploited zero-day vulnerability appeared first on CyberScoop.

The chamber’s chief administrative officer issued a memo Monday that the messaging app is not approved for official use. The post Meta confused over WhatsApp ban issued to House staffers appeared first on CyberScoop.

They weren’t in any hurry, according to Citizen Lab, and used an interesting attack vector. Google Threat Intelligence Group also provided details on the attacks. The post Unusually patient suspected Russian hackers pose as State Department in ‘sophisticated’ attacks on researchers appeared first on CyberScoop.

To defend “target rich, resource poor” critical infrastructure from cyberattacks, the U.S. must expand its patchwork volunteer system, a new report concludes.  The post Cyber experts call for supercharging volunteer network to protect community organizations appeared first on CyberScoop.

They’re the first confirmed cases of Paragon spyware on Apple products, according to Citizen Lab. The post Paragon spyware found on the phones of Euro journos appeared first on CyberScoop.

Amazon CSO Stephen Schmidt says AI is transforming the way the company does security reviews and incident response. The post How Amazon Web Services uses AI to be a security ‘force multiplier’ appeared first on CyberScoop.

A researcher tells CyberScoop that up to 80% of enterprises could be vulnerable to the zero-day Microsoft patched in its June update. The post Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 66 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day appeared first on CyberScoop.

Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features The post Cellebrite to acquire mobile testing firm Corellium in $200 million deal appeared first on CyberScoop.