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Virginia-based BigBear.ai announced Monday it will acquire Ask Sage, a generative artificial intelligence platform specializing in secure deployment of AI models and agentic systems across defense and other regulated sectors, in a deal valued at about $250 million. Ask Sage focuses on safety and security in the growing field of agentic AI, or systems capable […]

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Researchers say the nation-state attacker could cause more serious problems with the BIG-IP source code it nabbed during the attack on F5’s systems.

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The Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act of 2015 would go from expired to extended through Jan. 30.

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Each day without reauthorization erodes the trust, coordination, and shared visibility that have underpinned the resilience of America’s most critical systems.

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Aleksei Olegovich Volkov served as an initial access broker and was involved in attacks on seven U.S. businesses from July 2021 through November 2022.

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A digital privacy group says agencies are collecting too much data on Americans and using AI tools to make connections that may not be valid.

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Palo Alto Networks researchers haven’t been able to identify who’s behind the commercial-grade tech yet.

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The most important story in cybersecurity today is not about the next breach, but how organizations respond and evolve in light of accountability.

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Suspected foreign hackers reportedly breached Congressional Budget Office, possibly exposing communications with lawmakers.

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The security vendor said the attack, which exposed customers’ firewall configuration files, is contained and unrelated to recent Akira ransomware attacks on its customers.

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A federal judge has reimposed a sentence on Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services engineer convicted in the 2019 Capital One data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 100 million people. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik sentenced Thompson to time served, plus five years of supervised release with three years of […]

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Public interest groups want the feds to investigate the systemic risk from market share, while tech and security experts worry about single points of failure.

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In an exclusive, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., told CyberScoop that policymakers must learn from past mistakes around 5G. 

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They cited past cyberattacks from Beijing as evidence of the threats posed by Chinese tech in areas like AI or energy generation.

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By furloughing employees, halting procurement, and delaying guidance, agencies are operating with skeleton crews and depleted morale. For nation-state operators, this expanding attack surface and declining oversight are creating a huge window of opportunity.

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The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes to fund North Korean government objectives. According to the department, over the last three years North Korea-linked cybercriminals have stolen over $3 billion, mostly in cryptocurrency. In addition, it said, North Korean […]

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The tech giant didn’t report active exploitation of any of the patched defects, yet details about potential impacts remain limited.

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Mayhem, which won the 2016 DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, will have all its employees join Bugcrowd.

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The agency discussed the plans amid student concerns that they’ll be on the hook for six-figure tuition costs, with federal cyber job openings sparse.

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The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said.

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