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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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 10: Craig Newmark, founder, craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies attends the Inc. Founders House on March 10, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Inc)

Craig Newmark Philanthropies donated $450k to boost anti-ransomware coalition

Financial

Honeywell products control systems similar to this wastewater treatment apparatus. (Wikimedia)

USB-based malware is a growing concern for industrial firms, new Honeywell findings show

Technology

In this photo illustration, a smart phone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background, on April 7, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Spanish-language misinformation about vaccines is evading Facebook’s moderators

Technology

Ron Wyden — Ron Wyden during a hearing.

CISA doesn’t know how many US federal agencies use firewalls to fend off malicious traffic

Threats

Chris Inglis, the new National Cyber Director, testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Chris Inglis confirmed as first US national cyber director after Senate vote

Threats

New York State Excelsior pass (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

As vaccine passports morph into digital IDs, privacy advocates want to know that user data is protected

Technology

Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Top tech critic Lina Khan named FTC chair

Government

Reality Winner protest — A sign at a protest in support of Reality Winner outside the White House in June 2019. (Pamela Drew / Flickr)

Former NSA contractor Reality Winner is released from prison for good behavior

Government

A gamer plays the video game ‘FIFA 19′ developed and published by Electronic Arts (EA)(Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Hackers reportedly used EA Games’ Slack to breach network, access source code

Technology