BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – MARCH 17: Coins of Bitcoin are offered as merchandising in an exchange shop on March 17, 2022, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Ricardo Ceppi/Getty Images) Cryptocurrency regulators are scrambling to catch up with hackers who are swiping billions But who's in charge has become a game of hot potato. May 6, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Rep. Carolyn Maloney delivers remarks as she participates in a bill enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) House panel launches probe of government contracts with identity verification company ID.me The committee twice cited CyberScoop reporting on the firm. Apr 14, 2022 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Documents shed light on ID.me’s messaging to states about powerful facial recognition tech Privacy groups are pushing states to drop the technology provider. Feb 18, 2022 By Tonya Riley
(FBI) Feds’ spending on facial recognition tech expands, despite privacy concerns CyberScoop identified more than 20 contracts since a government watchdog warned agencies about unmitigated use of the technology. Jan 10, 2022 By Tonya Riley
(Scoop News Group) CISA’s advisory panel is announced, set to make recommendations on major cyber topics Topics on the agenda include critical infrastructure protection and information sharing. Dec 1, 2021 By Tim Starks
Empty voting machines are seen on Election Day at P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan Elementary on November 02, 2021 in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City. New Yorkers head to the polls today to decide who will become the 110th mayor of NYC. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Election Day poses first security test for Biden officials, overhauled voting laws There are no "specific, credible" threats to the elections Tuesday, government officials say. Nov 2, 2021 By Tim Starks
People wait in their cars as they line up outside John F. Kennedy Library to collect unemployment forms in Hialeah, Florida, on April 8, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Hacker, money launderer sentenced to prison for scamming tax preparers and COVID-19 relief programs The scheme, which included a money laundering operation, netted $280,000 from COVID-19 relief in one state alone. Sep 2, 2021 By Tim Starks
Tonya Ugoretz speaks April 4, 2019, at the Cybersecurity Leadership Forum presented by Forcepoint and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) National security officials outline hopes for US data breach notification law A national breach notification law needs to be simple and limited, officials said, but stopped short of endorsing a specific proposal. May 18, 2021 By Tim Starks
Photo by Robert Hradil/Getty Images for Sotheby’s) Florida homecoming queen faces up to 16 years after alleged scheme to hack high school contest She and her mother could spend a maximum of 16 years in prison each. May 4, 2021 By Tim Starks
Downtown Atlanta skyline at night, photographed from the Jackson Street bridge on July 28, 2019. Atlanta suffered a major ransomware attack in 2018. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) Is Congress finally ready to pass meaningful ransomware legislation? As ransomware attacks afflict every part of the country, lawmakers might be feeling them in their congressional districts, too. Mar 9, 2021 By Tim Starks