Cyber Scoop

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• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice
• election
• election security
• Government
• Privacy
• Trump administration
• U.S. courts
• voter data

Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter data

Cyber Scoop January 16, 2026

Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter...

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• Cyber Command
• Government
• nsa

Trump’s cyber chief pick tells lawmakers he’ll assess efficacy of Cybercom-NSA dual-hat role, if confirmed

Cyber Scoop January 15, 2026

Trump’s cyber chief pick tells lawmakers he’ll assess efficacy...

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• Contrast Security
• CVE
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Government
• OWASP
• Research
• vulnerabilities
• XSS

CISA’s secure-software buying tool had a simple XSS vulnerability of its own

Cyber Scoop January 15, 2026

CISA’s secure-software buying tool had a simple XSS vulnerability...

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• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Commentary
• disinformation
• large language models
• op-ed
• Uncategorized

The quiet way AI normalizes foreign influence

Cyber Scoop January 15, 2026

The quiet way AI normalizes foreign influence | CyberScoop...

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• critical infrastructure
• Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• information sharing
• Policy
• Sector Coordinating Council
• sector risk management agencies
• Threats

Sources: DHS finalizing replacement for disbanded critical infrastructure security council 

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Sources: DHS finalizing replacement for disbanded critical infrastructure security...

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• Aisuru
• Black Lotus Labs
• botnet
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Kimwolf
• Lumen Technologies
• Synthient
• Threats
• XLab

Kimwolf botnet’s swift rise to 2M infected devices agitates security researchers

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Kimwolf botnet’s swift rise to 2M infected devices agitates...

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• AI
• California
• Cybersecurity
• deepfakes
• Privacy
• XAi

California AG launches investigation into X’s sexualized deepfakes

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

California AG launches investigation into X’s sexualized deepfakes |...

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• Intellexa
• Jamf
• Predator
• Privacy
• Research
• spyware
• Technology

Predator spyware demonstrates troubleshooting, researcher-dodging capabilities

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Predator spyware demonstrates troubleshooting, researcher-dodging capabilities | CyberScoop Skip...

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• account takeover (ATO) attacks
• Australia
• business email compromise
• business email compromise (BEC)
• Canada
• credential theft
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Europol
• France
• germany
• Microsoft
• phishing
• RedVDS
• Research
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom (U.K.)
• virtual machines

Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace |...

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• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• Kristi Noem
• Policy
• Rick Scott
• Sean Plankey
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Thom Tillis
• Trump administration
• U.S. Coast Guard
• workforce

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2026

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA | CyberScoop Skip...

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