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• Andrew Garbarino
• Biden administration
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• cybersecurity harmonization
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Most federal cybersecurity reporting rules are duplicative, study finds

Cyber Scoop July 22, 2026

70% of federal cybersecurity reporting rules are duplicated, GAO...

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• academia
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Two new extortion crews are speedrunning the Scattered Spider playbook

Cyber Scoop April 30, 2026

Two new extortion crews are speedrunning the Scattered Spider...

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• August Pfluger
• Congress
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• deterrence
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Legislation would designate ‘critical cyber threat actors,’ direct sanctions against them

Cyber Scoop December 2, 2025

Legislation would designate ‘critical cyber threat actors,’ direct sanctions...

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• Bank Policy Institute
• Better Markets
• Biden administration
• Fidelity Investments
• Financial
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• Government
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• Policy
• Prudential
• regulation
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Trump administration

SEC withdraws cyber rules for investment companies, advisers

Cyber Scoop June 16, 2025

SEC withdraws cyber rules for investment companies, advisers |...

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• Department of Treasury
• financial sector
• Financial services
• Government
• House Financial Services Committee
• Josh Gottheimer
• Policy
• ransomware
• Zach Nunn

House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from ransomware attacks

Cyber Scoop January 30, 2025

House bill aims to better protect financial institutions from...

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• cybercrime
• Egypt
• financial sector
• Financial services
• Linux
• Microsoft
• multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• phishing
• U.S. courts

Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker

Cyber Scoop November 21, 2024

Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker...

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• AI
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Financial
• financial sector
• fraud
• Treasury Department

Treasury official: Small financial institutions have ‘growth to do’ in using AI against threats

Cyber Scoop April 19, 2024

Treasury official: Small financial institutions have ‘growth to do’...

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