Tim Starks

Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he’s covered cybersecurity since 2003. Email Tim here: tim.starks@cyberscoop.com.

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This illustration photograph taken on November 27, 2024, shows the logo of US instant messaging software Whatsapp displayed on a smartphone’s screen, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society

Technology

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Even the US government can fall victim to cryptojacking

Cybersecurity

Kash Patel, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrives to testify during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations, Silk Road founder, surveillance powers

Government

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Circa Resort & Casino on January 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event focused on Trump’s first week in office, including his proposed policy to eliminate taxes on tips for service industry employees. (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Trump pauses on grants, aid leaves federal cyber programs in state of confusion

Policy

Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., and ranking member Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speak to one another during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Removal of Cyber Safety Review Board members sparks alarm from cyber pros, key lawmaker

Government

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on Friday. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Noem: No anti-disinformation, misinformation action under her as DHS secretary

Government

U.S. President Joe Biden and then-Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Biden cyber executive order gets mostly plaudits, but its fate is uncertain

Government

Jack Cable, who is departing his role as CISA’s senior technical adviser, speaks at an event. (Photo courtesy of Jack Cable)

A CISA secure-by-design guru makes the case for the future of the initiative

Government

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Bipartisan cloud study recommends speeding federal adoption, or remain vulnerable on cyber

Government