Secret Service says it dismantled extensive telecom threat in NYC area
The Secret Service said Tuesday that it disrupted a network of electronic devices in the New York City area that...
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Telecom exec: Salt Typhoon inspiring other hackers to use unconventional techniques
Hackers are increasingly adopting the techniques of the Chinese group that successfully infiltrated major telecommunications providers in attacks that made...
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Las Vegas police arrest minor accused of high-profile 2023 casino attacks
A teenage boy suspected of participating in cyberattacks on multiple Las Vegas casinos in late 2023 was arrested last week....
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Cyber threat information law hurtles toward expiration, with poor prospects for renewal
Pessimism is mounting about the chances that Congress will reauthorize a cyber threat information-sharing law before it’s set to expire...
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Why federal IT leaders must act now to deliver NIST’s post-quantum cryptography transition
In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published its first set of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, the...
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Researchers raise alarm over maximum-severity defect in GoAnywhere file-transfer service
Researchers warned that a maximum-severity vulnerability affecting GoAnywhere MFT bears striking similarities with a widely exploited defect in the same...
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Trump administration planning expansion of U.S. quantum strategy
The Trump administration is signaling to industry and allies that it is considering a broader set of actions related to...
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DOD official: We need to drop the cybersecurity talent hiring window to 25 days
The Department of Defense is seeking to address persistent shortages in its cyber workforce by reducing the time to fill...
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Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting federal CISO says
Federal agencies are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence into the cyberdefenses of government networks, and there’s more still to come, acting...
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UK arrests two teens accused of heavy involvement in yearslong Scattered Spider attack spree
Two teenagers were arrested in the United Kingdom this week, accused of associating with the sprawling criminal collective known as...
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Attack on SonicWall’s cloud portal exposes customers’ firewall configurations
SonicWall said it confirmed an attack on its MySonicWall.com platform that exposed customers’ firewall configuration files — the latest in...
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BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison
A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 for charges related to his work as founder and operator of the notorious...
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