America’s cyber strategy overlooks the infrastructure that actually keeps the military moving
There is little reason to believe the war with Iran will end anytime soon. Even as efforts to resolve the conflict continue, Iran remains unpredictable,…
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Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs
As calls for an AI slowdown and stronger safety measures around the emerging technology grow louder, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged lawmakers Tuesday to not…
CISA promotes a fresh way to deter cyberattackers: Lie to them
For the first time, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is advising critical infrastructure owners and operators on how to set up phony systems, accounts…
Coast Guard, FBI board US-bound foreign ships in order to probe for cyberattacks
The Coast Guard and FBI boarded two foreign vessels coming to the United States last month to investigate potential cyberattacks on the ships, according to…
What’s next for CISA’s CDM program that gives cybersecurity tools to federal agencies
A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency program that provides tools and capabilities to other agencies has to get speedier so it can push them toward…
Cisco warns customers of actively exploited zero-day in email gateways
Attackers of unknown origins and motivations are exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email Gateway, authorities and researchers said Monday. The vulnerability —…
Supreme Court denies Trump request to allow USPS mail ballot changes
The Supreme Court has rejected a petition by the Trump administration to implement changes to the way the U.S. Postal Service handles mail-in ballots for…
Five alleged leaders of Black Axe’s operations in South Africa extradited to US
Five alleged leaders of the South African wing of Black Axe, a global cybercrime group with operations spanning dozens of countries, were extradited to the…
Researchers say OpenAI agents were behind May hacking campaign targeting RubyGems
Researchers say they have discovered thousands of malicious software packages uploaded to an online public software repository that were left by a “swarm” of OpenAI…
Cyberattack causes a flight delay? Airlines won’t owe you a hotel or meal
Beginning next month, if a flight is canceled or delayed because of a cyberattack, feds will give airlines clearance not to hand out meal vouchers…
GitLab’s critical flaw is already drawing internet-wide probes
GitLab released emergency patches Thursday for two high-severity flaws in its software development platform, one of them holding the highest possible severity score, while a…
AI lets small actors run state-level hacking campaigns, Anthropic report finds
Artificial intelligence has removed the skill advantage that once set state-sponsored hackers apart from lone criminals, according to a threat report Anthropic published Thursday that…