Tonya Riley

Tonya Riley covers privacy, surveillance and cryptocurrency for CyberScoop News. She previously wrote the Cybersecurity 202 newsletter for The Washington Post and before that worked as a fellow at Mother Jones magazine. Her work has appeared in Wired, CNBC, Esquire and other outlets. She received a BA in history from Brown University.

You can reach Tonya with sensitive tips on Signal at 202-643-0931. PR pitches to Signal will be ignored and should be sent via email.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 30: In this photo illustration, a visual representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency is pictured on May 30, 2021 in London, England. Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency, which has been in use since 2009. (Photo illustration by Edward Smith/Getty Images)

Poly Network offers bug bounty to hacker who stole $600 million worth of cryptocurrency

Technology

The United Nations logo is seen at the United Nations headquarters on May 20, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

UN experts join growing calls for moratorium on surveillance technology

Technology

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

US makes progress on improving cyber but key issues remain, congressional committee finds

Government

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Hackers returned some of the $600 million they stole from Poly Network, a cryptocurrency firm

Financial

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 16: The American flag flies above the U.S. Capitol building during a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Senate fails to amend cryptocurrency reporting requirements, moving fight to the House

Financial

Justice Department DOJ seal — (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

Two members of QQAAZZ, which laundered funds from cybercrime, plead guilty

Financial

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 02: Attendees gather at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC which is typically a showcase for upcoming updates to Apple hardware and software. The conference runs through June 6. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple’s new solution to combat child abuse imagery could radically shift encryption debate

Technology

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing May 13, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)

DHS boss Mayorkas encourages hackers to join government during Black Hat speech

Government

Facebook takedown — Stickers bearing the Facebook logo at the F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam)

Facebook stops NYU researchers from examining misinformation, is criticized for ‘silencing’ transparency efforts

Technology