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CyberScoop spoke with members of Congress, former federal law enforcement officials, cybersecurity attorneys and other experts about which laws, regulations or policies might apply to agentic hacks carried out by models at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, Google and other companies. (Image via Getty)

The legal questions raised by agentic AI hacks

Experts and policymakers want AI companies to face consequences for agentic hacks. There may not be a clear-cut answer under existing laws and regulations.

By Derek B. Johnson

Sean Cairncross, national cyber director (R); Peter Spiegel, managing editor, The Washington Post (L). (Scoop News Group)

National cyber director: Government-industry collaboration vital to managing AI risks, competition with nations

Government

By Tim Starks

Authorities seized KillSec’s infrastructure and arrested three of the group's alleged members Sept. 30, 2026. — Authorities seized KillSec’s infrastructure and arrested three of the group’s alleged members Sept. 30, 2026. (Photo credit: Europol)

Authorities seize KillSec extortion group infrastructure, arrest 3 alleged members

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By Matt Kapko

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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

By Derek B. Johnson

‘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

By Anthony "TonyP" Pillitiere

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Weaponized AI: The new frontier of fraud and identity spoofing

By Fernanda Sottil

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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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AI-adaptable security platforms are critical for autonomous decision-making

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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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What AI alignment means for cybersecurity

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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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Sean Cairncross, April 15, 2026; photo by Tim Starks, CyberScoop

US is looking to weave AI into critical infrastructure for cybersecurity, national cyber director says

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Alleged ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands

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Kiteworks lifts shutdown advisory after ‘credible threat intelligence’ from federal authorities

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Citrix patches actively exploited NetScaler zero-days after a weekend of unofficial warnings

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER – 15: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the keynote address at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center on September 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Dreamforce is an annual event that highlights the company’s technologies and encourages professional networking. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

As AI world debates security, NVIDIA releases open source tools for agents

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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