Cyber Scoop

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• cyber workforce
• Nancy Mace
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Policy
• Shontel Brown

House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal cyber jobs

Cyber Scoop August 21, 2025

House lawmakers take aim at education requirements for federal...

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• Cybersecurity
• data privacy
• encryption
• FTC
• Geopolitics
• Government
• Privacy

FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments

Cyber Scoop August 21, 2025

FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free...

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• China
• Cloud
• CrowdStrike
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Exclusive
• Geopolitics
• Murky Panda
• Research
• Silk Typhoon
• Threats
• zero-days

CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this summer

Cyber Scoop August 21, 2025

CrowdStrike warns of uptick in Silk Typhoon attacks this...

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• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Scattered Spider
• The Com

Florida man gets 10 years in prison in first Scattered Spider sentencing

Cyber Scoop August 21, 2025

Florida man gets 10 years in prison in first...

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5 min read

• cybercrime
• Government

‘Rapper Bot’ hit the Pentagon in at least 3 cyberattacks

Cyber Scoop August 21, 2025

‘Rapper Bot’ hit the Pentagon in at least 3...

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• Center 16
• Cisco Talos
• Cybersecurity
• energetic bear
• espionage
• FSB
• Geopolitics
• network edge devices
• Research
• Russia
• Ukraine

Russian cyber group exploits seven-year-old network vulnerabilities for long-term espionage

Cyber Scoop August 20, 2025

Russian cyber group exploits seven-year-old network vulnerabilities for long-term...

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7 min read

• artificial intelligence (AI)
• CFIUS
• China
• Commentary
• Geopolitics
• Government
• supply chain
• Technology
• TikTok

The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China

Cyber Scoop August 20, 2025

The U.S. should bolster investment reviews to combat China...

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• Akamai
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• botnets
• Cloudflare
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• DDoS
• Defense Criminal Investigative Service
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Digital Ocean
• Flashpoint
• Google
• hacking
• Mirai
• PayPal
• Threats
• Unit 221B

Officials gain control of Rapper Bot DDoS botnet, charge lead developer and administrator

Cyber Scoop August 19, 2025

Officials gain control of Rapper Bot DDoS botnet, charge...

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• Apple
• backdoor
• encryption
• Geopolitics
• Government
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
• Policy
• United Kingdom (U.K.)

UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure

Cyber Scoop August 19, 2025

UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure...

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• Cybersecurity
• Dominion Voting Systems
• election security
• Executive order
• Government
• Trump
• voting machines

Trump threatens executive order on elections, claims states must obey

Cyber Scoop August 18, 2025

Trump threatens executive order on elections, claims states must...

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