Cyber Scoop

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• AI
• API
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• bots
• Commentary
• Defense-in-Depth
• op-ed

Predator bots are exploiting APIs at scale. Here’s how defenders must respond.

Cyber Scoop January 20, 2026

Predator bots are exploiting APIs at scale. Here’s how...

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• access broker
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• EDR
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• firewalls
• ransomware
• State Department

Jordanian national pleads guilty after unknowingly selling FBI agent access to 50 company networks

Cyber Scoop January 16, 2026

Jordanian national pleads guilty after unknowingly selling FBI agent...

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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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5 min read

• 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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3 min read

• 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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4 min read

• 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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3 min read

• 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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3 min read

• 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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2 min read

• 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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