Microsoft SharePoint attacks ensnare 400 victims, including federal agencies
The fallout from an attack spree targeting defects in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers continues to spread nearly a week after...
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Sean Plankey vows to boot China from U.S. supply chain, advocate for CISA budget
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency told senators Thursday that he would prioritize evicting...
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Trump AI plan pushes critical infrastructure to use AI for cyber defense
The Trump administration’s new AI Action Plan calls for companies and governments to lean into the technology when protecting critical...
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Authorities in Ukraine nab alleged admin of Russian-language cybercrime forum
Ukrainian authorities Tuesday arrested the alleged administrator of XSS.is, a Russian-language cybercrime forum, following a four-year investigation by the Paris...
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Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation
A pair of maximum-severity vulnerabilities affecting Cisco’s network access security platform are under active exploitation, the enterprise networking and IT...
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Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab
Data from sensors that detect threats in critical infrastructure networks is sitting unanalyzed after a government contract expired this weekend,...
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House Republicans endorse stricter state and federal-led voter roll purges despite dearth of evidence on fraud
In a congressional hearing on state voter registration practices Tuesday, Republicans on the House Administration Committee were united around common...
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Microsoft SharePoint zero-day attacks pinned on China-linked ‘Typhoon’ threat groups
Microsoft said two China nation-state threat groups and a separate attacker based in China are exploiting the zero-day vulnerabilities that...
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UK moves to ban public sector organizations from making ransom payments
The British government announced plans to prohibit public sector organizations and critical infrastructure operators from paying ransoms to cybercriminals, marking...
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After website hack, Arizona election officials unload on Trump’s CISA
Arizona election officials say a hack targeting a statewide online portal for political candidates resulted in the defacement and replacement...
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Mass attack spree hits Microsoft SharePoint zero-day defect
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, prompting industry heavyweights to sound the alarm...
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Why it’s time for the US to go on offense in cyberspace
The U.S. is stepping into a new cyber era, and it comes not a moment too soon. With the Trump...
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