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Attackers exploited Citrix NetScaler zero-day for at least three weeks undetected

Mandiant researchers said dozens of organizations have been impacted by attacks attributed to advanced and suspected state-sponsored threat groups. They expect more attacks to come.

By Matt Kapko

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Russian hackers Star Blizzard expand targeting, change up tactics to reach Ukraine and beyond

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By Tim Starks

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WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyberattacks

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In recent conversations, cybersecurity and national security professionals raised questions about both the technical solutions OpenAI and Anthropic use to contain their models, as well as the glaring absence of federal oversight from federal regulators or truly independent third-party review. (Image via Getty)

The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable

While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy choices.

By Derek B. Johnson

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How software development’s speed obsession enabled TeamPCP’s chaos crusade

The threat group’s remarkable success targeting open-source software was inevitable and fueled by the industry’s decision to prioritize code shipping over security.

By Matt Kapko

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Inside the race to adapt to an AI-powered security world

AI is breaking things faster than anyone can fix them. Security leaders across the industry are racing to figure out what comes next.

By Greg Otto

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Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’

Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, and most organizations…

By Greg Otto

Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble

By Tim Starks

Your AI doctor doesn’t have to follow the same privacy rules as your real one

By Derek B. Johnson

Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt

By Tim Starks

A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

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‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots

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Why federal cyber defense demands an offense-driven mindset

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Weaponized AI: The new frontier of fraud and identity spoofing

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Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise

By Katie Baxter

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Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies

By Daniel Wilbricht

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T-Mobile’s Eric Jensen on the challenge of securing vast supply chains

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Datadog’s Emilio Escobar on compliance-first AI

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Cohesity’s Marlin McFate on risks tied to growing cloud dependence

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Jailbreaks, sandboxes, and the limits of AI safeguards

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ClickFix and the social engineering of routine

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The Vulnpocalypse arrived early

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Federal law enforcement agents from Homeland Security Investigations and FBI guard a high school football game at Cardozo Education Campus in Washington, D.C., September 12, 2025. A cybercriminal group known as ShinyHunters is claiming to have stolen data on every FBI agent. (Photo by Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

ShinyHunters trades financial extortion for a reckless war of ego with the FBI

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Army soldier sentenced for spree of attacks on AT&T, Snowflake and other major companies

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Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks

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House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech

Boston, MA – August 29: Senator Ed Markey addresses his supporters during a ‘Power to the People’ rally at the IBEW Local 103 facility on August 29, 2026. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

New bill would create federal investigative body for AI-driven hacks

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Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges

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Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks

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How tax policy can stop threat actors from breaching US water systems

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CISA outlines improvement plan for CVE program

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Watchdog finds most agencies failed to meet CISA cloud security orders, heightening risk of attack

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Katie Sutton speaks at DefenseTalks on Sept. 22, 2026. (EPNAC)

Pentagon cyber chief: The demand far exceeds supply

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Ryuk ransomware operator sentenced to 2 years in prison

Dmytro Kushneruk, Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, speaks at at Sept. 23, 2026 event in New York City about a partnership with OpenAI to use their cyber models to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. (Image: OpenAI)

OpenAI, Ukraine partner on ‘Daybreak’ program to protect power grids and water systems

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