The FBI said it was aware of hackers targeting Patel’s personal email, and that no government information was taken.
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Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, and most organizations aren't prepared for what's coming.
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It’s the first significant cybersecurity-related announcement under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
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Two measures aim to make it harder for robocallers to obtain valid U.S. phone numbers and pressure companies to onshore call center services.
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A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S. economy and its institutions to ever-widening threats. Retired four-star military officials worry the worst day in cyber is yet to come.
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The Armenian man faces three counts for his role for allegedly administering “one of the most prevalent infostealing malware variants in the world.”
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The shift suggests the tech titan is worried that 2035 is too late to wait to protect their systems, devices and data for the quantum age.
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Cybersecurity researchers say the GitHub leak threatens to "democratize" iPhone exploits that were once reserved for nation-states, potentially putting hundreds of millions of iOS 18 devices at risk.
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Attackers compromised the open-source security tool and published malicious versions of the software. Mandiant warns the fallout could impact up to 10,000 downstream victims.
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The choice to ban all foreign-made routers instead of targeting known risks could create legal and supply chain disruptions with unclear national security returns.
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A Federal Register notice seeks public comment on how cyber is covered within a 2002 law and program.
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A federal court in Indiana sentenced a Russian cybercriminal to 81 months in prison on charges related to his role as an initial access broker for ransomware groups. Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to six federal charges stemming from his work with the Yanluowang ransomware group and other […]
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Leaders from various cybersecurity institutions were quick to defend and evangelize the administration’s strategic pivots in cyberspace.
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The attorney general has suggested the basis of the investigation and warrant stem from a rambling citizen presentation at a county meeting last month.
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The campaign goes back to 2023 but is the subject of an alert amid conflict in the Middle East.
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Huntress researchers said it’s likely the victims they've identified represent just a fraction of compromised organizations worldwide.
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Voice-based phishing was at the root of multiple attack sprees Mandiant responded to last year, reflecting a concerning shift in tactics.
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It echoes earlier alerts from the Netherlands and Germany, and is the latest to warn about targeting of Signal users and others.
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The men facilitated about $1.28 million in salary from victim U.S. companies by hosting laptop farms and helping remote IT workers assume fake identities.
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The maximum-severity vulnerability, which hasn’t been exploited in the wild yet, affects software customers use to manage networking devices.
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