Cyber Scoop

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• Commentary
• encryption
• Government
• National Security Agency (NSA)
• NIST
• post quantum cryptography
• quantum computing
• Technology

Why federal IT leaders must act now to deliver NIST’s post-quantum cryptography transition

Cyber Scoop September 22, 2025

Why federal IT leaders must act now to deliver...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• file transfer service
• Fortra
• GoAnywhere
• ransomware
• Rapid7
• Research
• Technology
• Threats
• VulnCheck
• watchTowr Labs

Researchers raise alarm over maximum-severity defect in GoAnywhere file-transfer service

Cyber Scoop September 19, 2025

Researchers raise alarm over maximum-severity defect in GoAnywhere file-transfer...

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• Cybersecurity
• Dept of Commerce
• Executive order
• Government
• Policy
• post quantum cryptography
• quantum computing
• Technology
• Trump administration
• Uncategorized

Trump administration planning expansion of U.S. quantum strategy

Cyber Scoop September 19, 2025

Trump administration planning expansion of U.S. quantum strategy |...

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• cyber range
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• FedTalks
• Government
• workforce

DOD official: We need to drop the cybersecurity talent hiring window to 25 days

Cyber Scoop September 19, 2025

DOD official: We need to drop the cybersecurity talent...

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• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Federal CIO
• Federal CISO
• Federal IT
• Government
• Michael Duffy
• office of management and budget
• Technology

Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting federal CISO says

Cyber Scoop September 18, 2025

Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Government
• hacking
• National Crime Agency
• ransomware
• Scattered Spider
• The Com
• Threats
• UK
• Unit 221B
• United Kingdom (U.K.)

UK arrests two teens accused of heavy involvement in yearslong Scattered Spider attack spree

Cyber Scoop September 18, 2025

UK arrests two teens accused of heavy involvement in...

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• attack
• CISA
• cyberattack
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Dell'Oro Group
• firewall
• known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV)
• ransomware
• SonicWall
• Technology
• Threats

Attack on SonicWall’s cloud portal exposes customers’ firewall configurations

Cyber Scoop September 17, 2025

Attack on SonicWall’s cloud portal exposes customers’ firewall configurations...

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• Chainalysis
• Cloudflare
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Microsoft
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
• Nigeria
• phishing
• phishing kit
• ransomware
• Research
• Threats

Microsoft seizes hundreds of phishing sites tied to massive credential theft operation

Cyber Scoop September 16, 2025

Microsoft seizes hundreds of phishing sites tied to massive...

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• BreachForums
• cybercrime
• Government
• Pompompurin

BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison

Cyber Scoop September 16, 2025

BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison |...

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• Alex Padilla
• Amy Klobuchar
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• China
• Cory Booker
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Dick Durbin
• election interference
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Financial
• Geopolitics
• Government
• Kash Patel
• Mazie Hirono
• Money
• Policy
• ransomware
• Salt Typhoon
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• tesla
• Volt Typhoon
• workforce

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel, arrests

Cyber Scoop September 16, 2025

Senators, FBI Director Patel clash over cyber division personnel,...

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