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Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases
A 34-year-old Virginia man was found guilty of conspiring to destroy dozens of government databases after getting fired from his job as a federal contractor. [.
Iranian government hackers using Chaos ransomware as cover, researchers say
Incident responders from cybersecurity firm Rapid7 published a report about a recent intrusion that initially appeared to be a Chaos ransomware attack but wa...
CISA Issues Warning Over Palo Alto PAN-OS Flaw Enabling Root-Level Access
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a newly identified, severe vulnerability within Palo Alto ...
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-6973 Ivanti End...
One House Democrat is pressing Commerce on the government’s spyware use
Rep. Summer Lee’s letter, first reported by CyberScoop, follows ICE confirmation of using spyware and news of a Trump ally becoming NSO Group’s executive cha...
UAT-8302 Targets Government Agencies With Custom Malware and Open-Source Tools
A new China-linked hacking group, tracked as UAT-8302, that is using custom malware and open-source tools to spy on government organizations in South America...
US government agency to safety test frontier AI models before release
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a division of the US Department of Commerce, has signed agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and x...
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-0300 Palo Alto ...
UiPath adds agentic AI capabilities to Automation Suite for government agencies
UiPath has announced the release of agentic AI capabilities on UiPath Automation Suite. The Automation Suite updates help government agencies and regulated i...
US weighs slashing vulnerability patching deadlines as AI-driven threats accelerate
There are discussions in US cybersecurity circles to radically shorten the time given to government agencies to fix software vulnerabilities currently being ...
Government, Scientific Entities Hit via Daemon Tools Supply Chain Attack
While trojanized Daemon Tools versions were installed worldwide, a sophisticated backdoor was dropped only on a dozen systems. The post Government, Scientifi...
CISA mulls new three-day remediation deadline for critical flaws
Experts have mixed reactions to a report that the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is considering reducing the timeline in which go...
Qualys TotalAI Achieves FedRAMP Moderate (FedRAMP Certified Class C) Authorization
Key Takeaways Why Federal AI Security Requires More Than Standard Scanning AI systems require a security paradigm distinct from traditional IT. Safeguarding ...
China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions
A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at lea...
Anti-ICE Site GTFO ICE Accused of Exposing Data of 17,000+ Activists
An anti-ICE website, GTFO ICE, linked to Miles Taylor, is accused of exposing the personal details of 17,662 activists, sparking concerns that the data may h...
DarkSword Malware
DarkSword is a sophisticated piece of malware—probably government designed—that targets iOS. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new iOS...
Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
The Trump administration is in early discussions about whether advanced AI models should be vetted before public release, according to reporting from the New...
OpenAI To Extend Cyber Program to Government Agencies
OpenAI announced its intention to expand the Trusted Access for Cyber program for cyber defenders at the federal, state and local government levels
US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granti...