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Undressed victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for Grok deepfakes

Cyber Scoop January 28, 2026

Undressed victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for...

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• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• encryption
• Government
• NIST
• post quantum cryptography
• Technology

CISA publishes a post-quantum shopping list for agencies. Security professionals aren’t sold

Cyber Scoop January 26, 2026

CISA publishes a post-quantum shopping list for agencies. Security...

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• contracting
• cybersecurity harmonization
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• Institute for Security and Technology
• National Cyber Director
• Nick Leiserson
• office of management and budget
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• Russell Vought
• Russia
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• SolarWinds

OMB rescinds ‘burdensome’ Biden-era secure software memo

Cyber Scoop January 26, 2026

Trump administration rescinds Biden OMB secure software memo Skip...

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• Congress
• data sharing
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• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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• Privacy
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with ICE 

Cyber Scoop January 22, 2026

Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with...

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• budget
• Cybersecurity
• encryption
• Government
• NIST
• post quantum cryptography
• Privacy
• Trump administration

NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption and other priorities

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption...

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• Andrew Garbarino
• Andy Ogles
• Bennie Thompson
• budget
• Congress
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• James Walkinshaw
• Madhu Gottumukkala
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• workforce

Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions

Cyber Scoop January 21, 2026

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

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• budget
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
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• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• EI-ISAC
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• House Appropriations Committee
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• Technology Modernization Fund
• workforce

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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• 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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