Illusory Systems settles with FTC over 2022 cryptocurrency hack
The Federal Trade Commission is ordering a company that publicly touted its cybersecurity capabilities to return recovered funds to victims and implement security reforms, after…
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Outgoing GAO chief warns of ‘taking our foot off the gas’ at CISA
Retiring Comptroller General Gene Dodaro delivered a message to lawmakers Tuesday on what he believes should be one of Congress’s top priorities as he exits…
Key lawmaker says Congress likely to kick can down road on cyber information sharing law
With a little more than a month left before a foundational cyber threat information sharing law expires for a second time, Congress might have to…
Amazon warns that Russia’s Sandworm has shifted its tactics
Attackers associated with Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) have targeted Western-based critical infrastructure with a special focus on the energy sector as part of an…
Opexus claims background checks missed red flags on twins accused of insider breach
Opexus admits it missed key red flags when it hired twins Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, as it failed to learn about crimes the brothers pleaded…
AI is causing all kinds of problems in the legal sector
The American Bar Association believes the use of artificial intelligence in the legal sector is eroding key procedures, documentary records and evidence relied on to…
DOJ sues Fulton County over 2020 voter data
The Department of Justice is suing Fulton County, Georgia and its election clerk over the county’s refusal to hand over voter records, part of a…
Trump moves to pardon Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, even though he can’t
President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to issue a federal pardon for an individual convicted in connection with efforts related to challenging the 2020 election…
Warrant requirements, Democratic worries could factor into spy law renewal debate
A fresh effort is mounting in Congress to require federal agents to obtain a warrant before searching a government surveillance database for information about U.S.…
New cybersecurity guidance paves the way for AI in critical infrastructure
Global cybersecurity agencies have issued the first unified guidance on applying artificial intelligence (AI) within critical infrastructure, signaling a major shift from theoretical debate to…
Attacks pinned to critical React2Shell defect surge, surpass 50 confirmed victims
Security experts have observed a steady increase in malicious activity from a widening pool of attackers seeking to exploit React2Shell, a critical vulnerability disclosed last…
As White House moves to send AI chips to China, Trump’s DOJ prosecutes chip smugglers
As the Trump administration considers loosening restrictions on the sale of high-performance computer chips that power modern artificial intelligence systems to China, his Department of…