Cyber Scoop

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• Commerce Department
• Government
• Greg Landsman
• Jay Obernolte
• Jennifer McClellan
• Kat Cammack
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration
• NTIA
• Policy
• Salt Typhoon

Congress eyes bigger cyber role for NTIA amid telecom attacks

Cyber Scoop March 4, 2025

Congress eyes bigger cyber role for NTIA amid telecom...

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• federal contractors
• Gerry Connolly
• Government
• HackerOne
• Nancy Mace
• Policy
• vdp
• vulnerability disclosure

House passes bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability disclosure policies

Cyber Scoop March 4, 2025

House passes bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability...

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• Android
• Cybersecurity
• Google
• security patch
• Technology
• vulnerabilities

Android security update contains 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities

Cyber Scoop March 3, 2025

Android security update contains 2 actively exploited vulnerabilities |...

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• Bennie Thompson
• CISA
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• House Homeland Security Committee
• Jake Williams
• Russia
• Threats

DHS says CISA won’t stop looking at Russian cyber threats

Cyber Scoop March 3, 2025

DHS says CISA won’t stop looking at Russian cyber...

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• CISO
• Cybersecurity
• Geopolitics
• Government
• liability
• Policy
• Russia
• SolarWinds

SolarWinds CISO says security execs are ‘nervous’ about individual liability for data breaches 

Cyber Scoop February 28, 2025

SolarWinds CISO says security execs are ‘nervous’ about individual...

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• cyber espionage
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Data theft
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• ransomware
• Research
• Russia
• Snowflake
• Threats
• Unit 221B

Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies

Cyber Scoop February 27, 2025

Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried...

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• Cybersecurity
• Google
• multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• SMS
• Technology

Here’s what Google is (and isn’t) planning with SMS account verification

Cyber Scoop February 27, 2025

Here’s what Google is (and isn’t) planning with SMS...

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• Catherine Cortez Masto
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Elizabeth Warren
• Government
• Jonathan McKernan
• Policy
• Rohit Chopra
• Senate Banking Committee

CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work

Cyber Scoop February 27, 2025

CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work |...

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• AI
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• cybercrime
• deepfakes
• Microsoft
• Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
• OpenAI

Microsoft IDs developers behind alleged generative AI hacking-for-hire scheme

Cyber Scoop February 27, 2025

Microsoft IDs developers behind alleged generative AI hacking-for-hire scheme...

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• China
• CrowdStrike
• Cybersecurity
• nation state threats
• Research
• Salt Typhoon
• Threats
• Volt Typhoon

It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups are showcasing specialized offensive skills

Cyber Scoop February 27, 2025

It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups...

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