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Conor Fitzpatrick had his initial sentence vacated for being too lenient.

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The contentious hearing focused on other subjects, but lawmakers still had cyber questions and accusations for the head of the bureau.

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The tech giant doesn’t provide details about the severity of vulnerabilities it discloses, but none of the new defects are under active attack.

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The acquisition comes during a flurry of larger cybersecurity firms looking to add AI security to their customer offerings.

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OpenAI and Anthropic said they turned over their models to government researchers, who found an array of previously undiscovered vulnerabilities and attack techniques.

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Commentary that downplays the compromise’s impact misses the point, the co-founder of Sonatype argues.

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A recent wave of attacks targeting SonicWall customers has researchers and authorities on alert. Many victim organizations had misconfigurations in their systems.

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CISA was paying employees without mission-critical cybersecurity backgrounds as part of a program for retaining cyber talent.

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Nick Andersen rebutted criticisms from industry, state and local governments and the Hill about where CISA capabilities stand.

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The deal reflects growing cybersecurity concerns as companies rapidly deploy artificial intelligence systems.

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The Oregon senator said Microsoft’s default settings for Windows and other products are enabling ransomware attacks, like the one against Ascension hospital system in 2024. 

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Two major hacking groups have pushed the bureau to adapt how they respond to stealthier, more patient attacks, a top FBI official said.

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California, Colorado and Connecticut are contacting businesses that aren’t using legally mandated technology to provide consumers with universal opt-out rights.  

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Disaster was averted after widely used open-source packages were compromised via social engineering.

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The system, a five-year effort to address memory safety “at scale,” is the result of spyware developers making zero-click exploits that targeted a device’s memory.

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Alexei Bulazel said that even as the Trump administration is aiming to ratchet up cyber offense, there’s still a vital role for defense.

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The company is ahead of pace, disclosing about 100 more vulnerabilities at this point in the year than it did in 2024, according to a researcher.

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The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against a Ukrainian national alleged to be central to a ransomware campaign affecting hundreds of companies worldwide.  Volodymyr Viktorovych Tymoshchuk, known online as “deadforz,” “Boba,” “msfv,” and “farnetwork,” is accused of developing and deploying ransomware variants Nefilim, LockerGoga, and MegaCortex, all of which have been used in attacks […]

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Attaullah Baig alleges that the social media giant fired him for raising security concerns about its WhatsApp messaging platform.

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