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‘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
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• energetic bear
• espionage
• FSB
• Geopolitics
• network edge devices
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• Russia
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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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• artificial intelligence (AI)
• CFIUS
• China
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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
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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
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• Geopolitics
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• 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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• Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
• China
• Commentary
• Department of State
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• House Foreign Affairs Committee
• Russia
• Uncategorized

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives

Cyber Scoop August 18, 2025

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional...

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• AI Action Plan
• Andrew Garbarino
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• information sharing
• information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs)
• Internet Security Alliance
• Larry Clinton
• Policy
• rand paul
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Stored Communications Protection Act

Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next month

Cyber Scoop August 18, 2025

Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next...

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• Cybersecurity
• FCC
• Government
• Privacy
• regulation
• Sprint
• T-Mobile

Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine  

Cyber Scoop August 15, 2025

Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million...

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• Cisco
• Cybersecurity
• Darktrace
• edge devices
• firewall
• patch management
• Research
• security patch
• Technology
• Threats
• vulnerabilities
• vulnerability disclosure

Cisco discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software

Cyber Scoop August 15, 2025

Cisco discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software | CyberScoop...

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