Trump budget proposal would cut hundreds of millions more from CISA
A top congressional Democrat criticized both the scope and nature of the proposed reduction. The post Trump budget proposal would cut hundreds of millions mo...
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Wyden warns Social Security chief: Trump’s voter database is ‘blatant voter suppression’
The Senate Democrat said that the SSA following Trump’s executive order would indicate “willing participation” in the administration’s midterm elections sche...
House Dems decry confirmed ICE usage of Paragon spyware
The trio of Democrats weren’t satisfied with Immigration and Customs Enforcement answers, and criticized the spyware’s use. The post House Dems decry confirm...
Akira ransomware group can achieve initial access to data encryption in less than an hour
A new report from Halcyon finds that the group also puts more effort than usual into developing working decryptors, likely to incentivize businesses to pay u...
Lawmakers renew push for Labor Department-backed cyber apprenticeship grants
The bipartisan, bicameral Cyber Ready Workforce Act aims to cut into the country’s deficit of cybersecurity professionals. The post Lawmakers renew push for ...
Medtech giant Stryker says it’s back up after Iranian cyberattack
The Handala group claimed responsibility for hitting the company with a wiper attack last month. The post Medtech giant Stryker says it’s back up after Irani...
European-Chinese geopolitical issues drive renewed cyberespionage campaign
Proofpoint researchers say the group behind the surge, TA416, had turned away from Europe for a few years. The post European-Chinese geopolitical issues driv...
White House executive order purports to limit mail-in voting, mandate federal voter lists
The order is expected to be quickly challenged in court, where the Trump administration’s previous efforts have been struck down as unconstitutional. The pos...
Attack on axios software developer tool threatens widespread compromises
Researchers at numerous firms are sounding warnings about the supply-chain attack on an open-source project with 100 million weekly downloads. The post Attac...
Researchers say credential-stealing campaign used AI to build evasion ‘at every stage’
DeepLoad logs keystrokes, buries details behind reams of AI-generated code, and re-infect hosts days after being blocked, according to ReliaQuest. The post R...
Iranian hackers, Handala, claim to compromise FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal data
The FBI said it was aware of hackers targeting Patel’s personal email, and that no government information was taken. The post Iranian hackers, Handala, claim...
Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’
Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, a...
ODNI tackles AI, threat hunting, app cybersecurity in year-one tech review
It’s the first significant cybersecurity-related announcement under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The post ODNI tackles AI, threat hunting...
FCC pushes new rules to crack down on robocallers, foreign call centers
Two measures aim to make it harder for robocallers to obtain valid U.S.
Former NSA chiefs worry American offensive edge in cybersecurity is slipping
A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S.
Alleged RedLine infostealer conspirator extradited to US
The Armenian man faces three counts for his role for allegedly administering “one of the most prevalent infostealing malware variants in the world.” The post...
Google moves post-quantum encryption timeline up to 2029
The shift suggests the tech titan is worried that 2035 is too late to wait to protect their systems, devices and data for the quantum age. The post Google mo...
DarkSword’s GitHub leak threatens to turn elite iPhone hacking into a tool for the masses
Cybersecurity researchers say the GitHub leak threatens to "democratize" iPhone exploits that were once reserved for nation-states, potentially putting hundr...
Experts warn of a ‘loud and aggressive’ extortion wave following Trivy hack
Attackers compromised the open-source security tool and published malicious versions of the software. Mandiant warns the fallout could impact up to 10,000 do...
Critics call FCC router rule a ‘big swing’ that could create more supply chain uncertainty
The choice to ban all foreign-made routers instead of targeting known risks could create legal and supply chain disruptions with unclear national security re...