Patrick Howell O'Neill

Patrick Howell O’Neill is a cybersecurity reporter for CyberScoop based in San Francisco.

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A polling station in Paris for this month’s presidential election. (Lorie Shaull / Flickr)

NSA alerted France to ‘Russian activity’ against presidential campaign targets, Rogers says

Government

Photo by Yukiko Matsuoka/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Hacking against France’s Macron previews dangers for other major European elections

Government

Macron — French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. ( École polytechnique – J.Barande / Flickr)

French presidential candidate Macron suffers ‘massive and coordinated hack’

Threats

salon cryptomining — (Getty)

Monero mining botnet earns suspected Chinese hacker $25,000 per month

Technology

cyber resilience — (CyberScoop)

OAuth-based phishing campaign gives Gmail users a scare

Technology

Under tough surveillance, China’s cybercriminals find creative ways to chat

Technology

(FireEye)

A company in transition, FireEye sees surprise boost in revenue

Technology

Cyber business continues to solidify at U.S. military contracting giants

Technology

Iran-linked hackers used Microsoft Word flaw against Israeli targets, security firm says

Government