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Joe Warminsky

Joe Warminsky is the news editor for CyberScoop and FedScoop.

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Brad Smith, Microsoft — Brad Smith speaks in November 2017 at Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon. (Sam Barnes / Web Summit via Sportsfile / Flickr)

SolarWinds attack is not ‘espionage as usual,’ Microsoft president says

Government

Twitter — (Pixabay)

Twitter fined nearly $550,000 in Europe for response to bug that exposed private tweets

Government

Facebook says it disrupted cyber-espionage in Vietnam, Bangladesh

Technology

Reality Winner protest — A sign at a protest in support of Reality Winner outside the White House in June 2019. (Pamela Drew / Flickr)

Former NSA contractor Reality Winner loses appeal, will remain imprisoned

Policy

courthouse — (Tim Evanson / Flickr / Wikimedia Commons)

Hacker who sent information on US personnel to Islamic State is freed by judge

Government

Ian Beer's iOS exploit for Google Project Zero — Google Project Zero analyst Ian Beer spent six months working on an exploit that allows him to get complete control of nearby iPhones. (Screenshot / YouTube)

An iOS exploit that enables iPhone takeover is cybersecurity researcher’s ‘work of art’

Technology

cryptocurrency mining — (Getty Images)

Cryptocurrency miners were ‘distraction technique’ in APT’s espionage campaigns, Microsoft says

Technology

Macbook Air, Apple, MacOS — (LibreShot / Martin Vorel)

MacOS backdoor appears to be update of tool previously used by Vietnam-linked group

Technology

Huawei — The Huawei logo at the IFA consumer tech fair in Berlin, Germany, September 6, 2019. (REUTERS / Hannibal Hanschke)

UK bill proposes stiff fines for companies that violate Huawei ban

Technology