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Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions | CyberScoop...

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• Black Basta
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Black Basta’s alleged ringleader identified as authorities raid homes of other members

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

Black Basta’s alleged ringleader identified as authorities raid homes...

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• Bitdefender
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The thin line between saving a company and funding a crime

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

The thin line between saving a company and funding...

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• HackerOne
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• Uncategorized
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HackerOne rolls out industry framework to support ‘good faith’ AI research

Cyber Scoop January 20, 2026

HackerOne rolls out industry framework to support ‘good faith’...

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• budget
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
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Congressional appropriators move to extend information-sharing law, fund CISA

Cyber Scoop January 20, 2026

Congressional appropriators move to extend information-sharing law, fund CISA...

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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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• 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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