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Matt Kapko

Matt Kapko is a reporter at CyberScoop. His beat includes cybercrime, ransomware, software defects and vulnerability (mis)management. The lifelong Californian started his journalism career in 2001 with previous stops at Cybersecurity Dive, CIO, SDxCentral and RCR Wireless News. Matt has a degree in journalism and history from Humboldt State University.

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A man talks on the phone walking along Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

New Russian state-sponsored APT quickly gains global reach, hitting expansive targets

Government

Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

DanaBot malware operation seized in global takedown

Government

A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. — (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lumma infostealer infected about 10 million systems before global disruption

Cybersecurity

infected file, information stealer, malware — (Getty Images)

Lumma Stealer toppled by globally coordinated takedown

Government

Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq market site April 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Coinbase flips $20M extortion demand into bounty for info on attackers

Cybersecurity

Briefcase full of U.S. currency. — Briefcase full of U.S. currency. (Getty Images)

Who needs VC funding? How cybercriminals spread their ill-gotten gains to everyday business ventures

Financial

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday closes 72 vulnerabilities, including 5 zero-days

Cybersecurity

A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. — (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal prosecutors extradite alleged leader of BlackBD.cc cybercrime marketplace

Cybercrime

Anyproxy, 5socks botnet domains seized. — Federal authorities seized the domains allegedly used for Anyproxy and 5socks botnets. (Screenshot of Anyproxy.net)

US seizes Anyproxy, 5socks botnets and indicts alleged administrators

Cybersecurity