Government Cyberscoop

Karen Vardanyan and his co-conspirators allegedly deployed ransomware on hundreds of machines in 2019 and 2020, extorting more than $15 million from victims at the time. The post Ryuk ransomware operator extradited to US, faces five years in federal prison appeared first on CyberScoop.

The House Homeland Committee will revisit the malware to use the knowledge from the spy effort to explore the domestic threats facing the U.S. in 2025.  The post House hearing will use Stuxnet to search for novel ways to confront OT cyberthreats appeared first on CyberScoop.

The lawmakers say the potential is high for such a system to return false positives, blocking citizens from voting. The post Senate Democrats seek answers on Trump overhaul of immigrant database to find noncitizen voters appeared first on CyberScoop.

Cameron Wagenius faces a maximum of 27 years in prison. A researcher that helped with the investigation called this ‘one of the most significant wins in the fight against cybercrime.’ The post Former Army soldier pleads guilty to widespread attack spree linked to AT&T, Snowflake and others appeared first on CyberScoop.

In congressional testimony, President Trump’s former national security adviser said his use of Signal to coordinate military operations was “driven by” cybersecurity guidance from CISA. The post Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA  appeared first on CyberScoop.

An AI red-teaming company found that xAI’s Grok 4 is “not suitable for enterprises” without substantial security prompting.  The post Why skipping security prompting on Grok’s newest model is a huge mistake appeared first on CyberScoop.

Witnesses at a Senate hearing Wednesday connected One Big Beautiful Bill provisions to potential cyber issues in the health care sector, much to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy’s chagrin. The post Trump bill will have major impact on health care cybersecurity, experts warn Congress appeared first on CyberScoop.

A North Korean man was the focus of Tuesday’s announcement, which also included a Russian man, his companies and North Korean firms. The post Treasury slaps sanctions on people, companies tied to North Korean IT worker schemes appeared first on CyberScoop.

Democrats have critiqued the bill for not protecting funds for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The post GOP domestic policy bill includes hundreds of millions for military cyber appeared first on CyberScoop.

Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop in an interview that while the group still poses a threat, the bureau is focused on resilience and victim support, and going on offense could be in the future. The post Top FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks appeared first on CyberScoop.