Cyber Scoop

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• CrowdStrike
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Dtex Systems
• North Korea
• North Korean IT workers
• Palo Alto Networks
• Research
• Threats
• Unit 42

The North Korea worker problem is bigger than you think

Cyber Scoop March 31, 2025

The North Korea worker problem is bigger than you...

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• Center for Democracy & Technology
• Center for Democracy and Technology
• China
• CISA
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Executive order
• Government
• information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs)
• Jen Easterly
• Joe Slowik
• Local Government
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers
• Nitin Natarajan
• NuHarbor
• pennsylvania
• Policy
• State Government
• Trump administration

Trump’s ‘preparedness’ executive order would shift cyber defense burden where it doesn’t belong, experts say

Cyber Scoop March 28, 2025

Trump’s ‘preparedness’ executive order would shift cyber defense burden...

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5 min read

• Alvaro Bedoya
• Andrew Ferguson
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• rebecca slaughter
• workforce

Democratic FTC Commissioners file lawsuit against Trump over attempted firings

Cyber Scoop March 27, 2025

Democratic FTC Commissioners file lawsuit against Trump over attempted...

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4 min read

• Cybersecurity
• extensions
• Research
• threat
• Threats
• web browsers

Browser extension sales, updates pose hidden threat to enterprises

Cyber Scoop March 27, 2025

Browser extension sales, updates pose hidden threat to enterprises...

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4 min read

• CIA
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• ODNI
• signal
• Uncategorized

Intelligence chiefs insist Signal chat was a simple mistake

Cyber Scoop March 26, 2025

Intelligence chiefs insist Signal chat was a simple mistake...

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• artificial intelligence (AI)
• China
• cloud computing
• Commerce Department
• Geopolitics
• Government
• quantum computing
• sanctions
• semiconductors
• Technology

Commerce limits 19 Chinese, Taiwanese companies from buying U.S. tech

Cyber Scoop March 26, 2025

Commerce limits 19 Chinese, Taiwanese companies from buying U.S....

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• Cloud security
• Cybersecurity
• Kubernetes
• Nginx
• open source
• open source software
• Research
• Threats

String of defects in popular Kubernetes component puts 40% of cloud environments at risk

Cyber Scoop March 26, 2025

String of defects in popular Kubernetes component puts 40%...

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5 min read

• Donald Trump
• election
• Election Assistance Commission
• election security
• Government

Trump issues executive order seeking greater federal control of elections 

Cyber Scoop March 25, 2025

Trump issues executive order seeking greater federal control of...

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4 min read

• CIA
• Department of Defense
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Director of National Intelligence
• Government
• JD Vance
• John Ratcliffe
• Jon Ossoff
• Mark Kelly
• Michael Bennet
• Mike Rounds
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
• Pete Hegseth
• Policy
• Privacy
• Senate Intelligence Committee
• signal
• Todd Young
• Trump administration
• tulsi gabbard
• Yemen

Senators criticize Trump officials’ discussion of war plans over Signal, but administration answers don’t come easily 

Cyber Scoop March 25, 2025

Senators criticize Trump officials’ discussion of war plans over...

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• Department of Government Efficency
• encryption
• Government
• information sharing
• National Science Foundation
• New America
• Policy
• Privacy
• State Government
• Trump administration

Privacy-boosting tech could prevent breaches, data misuse with government aid, report says

Cyber Scoop March 25, 2025

Privacy-boosting tech could prevent breaches, data misuse with government...

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