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Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra covers the NSA, Cyber Command, espionage, and cyber-operations for CyberScoop. She previously worked at Axios as a news reporter, covering breaking political news, foreign policy, and cybersecurity. She has appeared on live national television and radio to discuss her reporting, including on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, CBS, Al Jazeera, NPR, WTOP, as well as on podcasts including Motherboard’s CYBER and The CyberWire’s Caveat. Shannon hails from Chicago and received her bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.

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Al Jazeera — Al Jazeera headquarters in Doha, Qatar. (Al Jazeera)

Zero-click iPhone exploit, NSO Group spyware used to target Mideast journalists, Citizen Lab says

Government

U.S. cyber command — Cyber-warfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Jun. 3, 2017. The military and intelligence community are fighting over the future of government-backed hacking. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Pentagon officials float possible NSA, Cyber Command split

Policy

Department of Defense plaque — (DoD / Lisa Ferdinando)

NSA warns defense contractors of potential SolarWinds fallout

Government

Snow day in Moscow, Russia. — Saint Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)

How the Russian hacking group Cozy Bear, suspected in the SolarWinds breach, plays the long game

Geopolitics

White House, national security council — (Getty Images / Greg Otto / Scoop News Group)

White House activates cyber emergency response under Obama-era directive

Government

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SolarWinds hack exposes underbelly of supply-chain attacks

Government

Ransomware lock depiction — (Nattapon Kongbunmee / Getty Images)

MountLocker ransomware hackers upgrade covert approach

Technology

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with U.S. military leaders at the Pentagon on March 22, 2018. (DOD / Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm / Flickr)

Al Jazeera journalist files lawsuit accusing Saudi, UAE crown princes of hack-and-leak

Government

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Hackers breach European agency to access BioNTech, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine files

Technology