Peters, one of many election deniers Trump has sought to shield from legal consequences, is serving a nine-year state prison sentence that can’t be nullified by a presidential pardon.
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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. citizens, as Congress again faces an impending deadline, in four months, to renew a major surveillance law. But there are also signs that renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign […]
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The guidance gives operators a clearer map, and it reinforces that resilience grows when humans and machines work in partnership.
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Researchers warn that half of the exposed vulnerable instances remain unpatched as in-the-wild exploitation grows rapidly.
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Prosecutors called criminal schemes to route computer chips to China a threat to U.S. national security, while Democrats have criticized the White House’s decision.
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Victoria Dubranova faces charges tied to her alleged role in two groups backed by the Russian government.
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Cybercriminals and foreign adversaries are exploiting gaps in our digital armor. These essential reforms can help American cybersecurity catch up.
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Cybersecurity insurer Coalition said it will start covering certain incidents where AI and deepfakes lead to reputational harm.
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Microsoft closed out the year with 1,139 total defects patched, making it the second-largest year in volume behind 2020, according to Trend Micro.
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Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi are accused of maintaining a close relationship planning and conducting cyberattacks of interest to the Iranian government.
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Payments declined one-third to $734M, yet the number of victims confronting ransomware still remains a largely unchanged epidemic, sliding just 2% last year.
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The comments echo many in the research community who have said the flaw is an inherent trait of generative AI technology.
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The compromise legislation has other cyber provisions besides on commercial spyware, joint NSA-Cyber Command leadership and streamlining regulations.
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A debate over actual exploitation is muddying response efforts. Multiple researchers say they’ve observed working proof of concepts while others assert evidence of attacks is lacking.
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Aikido found that AI coding tools from Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and others regularly embed untrusted prompts into software development workflows.
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The bill, first introduced late last year, deals with regulations, training, grants and more.
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It was one of a trio of reports about the spyware vendor over the course of a day, with additional evidence about further infections among the findings.
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The attacks, which have impacted dozens of organizations, date back at least three years, lasting an average of 393 days. And that’s just what’s been uncovered in the last four months.
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The Democratic senator from Arizona believes that global AI standards must include American values around civil rights, privacy and safety.
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A hold from Sen. Rick Scott, R- Fla., over a Coast Guard contract appears to be the major reason why.
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