DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns
A top Senate Intelligence Democrat is warning the Office of Personnel Management against cancelling identity protection services that have been...
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Coinbase flips $20M extortion demand into bounty for info on attackers
Coinbase responded to a security incident with combative measures Thursday after the company said cybercriminals bribed some of the cryptocurrency...
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FCC commissioner blasts Trump administration censorship policies
When Donald Trump was on the campaign trail, he argued that coordination by the Biden administration and social media companies...
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Consensus forms on reauthorizing 2015 cyber info-sharing law now, upgrading it later
The message was consistent at a House cybersecurity hearing Thursday: pass legislation extending an expiring information-sharing law before it lapses...
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Preparing for the post-quantum era: a CIO’s guide to securing the future of encryption
Quantum computing is on the verge of revolutionizing the technology landscape, much like AI did in 2024. By the end...
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Proofpoint to acquire Hornetsecurity for over $1 billion
Proofpoint has entered into an agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a Germany-based provider of Microsoft 365 security services, in a...
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FTC wants a new, segregated software system to police deepfake porn
The head of the Federal Trade Commission described to lawmakers Thursday new technology, personnel and infrastructure the agency needs as...
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FBI warns of fake texts, deepfake calls impersonating senior U.S. officials
The FBI said Thursday that malicious actors have been impersonating senior U.S. government officials in a text and voice messaging...
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SAP cyberattack widens, drawing Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon comparisons
Hundreds of victims are surfacing across the world from zero-day cyberattacks on Europe’s biggest software manufacturer and company, in a...
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North Korea’s ‘state-run syndicate’ looks at cyber operations as a survival mechanism
Over the past few years, cybersecurity experts have increasingly said that nation-state operatives and cybercriminals often blur the boundaries between...
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Who needs VC funding? How cybercriminals spread their ill-gotten gains to everyday business ventures
Cybercriminals aren’t so different from the rest of us — they live in the real world, and their spending and investment...
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Fancy Bear campaign sought emails of high-level Ukrainians and their military suppliers
Fancy Bear, the hacking group linked to Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), has been targeting the email accounts of high-ranking...
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