Government Cyberscoop

A cartel affiliate notified an FBI agent about a hacker who infiltrated cameras and phones to track an FBI official’s meetings, the DOJ inspector general said. The post Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report appeared first on CyberScoop.

Time is running short for Congress to renew the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. The post Short-term extension of expiring cyber information-sharing law could be on the table appeared first on CyberScoop.

The chamber’s chief administrative officer issued a memo Monday that the messaging app is not approved for official use. The post Meta confused over WhatsApp ban issued to House staffers appeared first on CyberScoop.

The move last week came amid the pullback of other SEC regulations. The post SEC withdraws cyber rules for investment companies, advisers appeared first on CyberScoop.

The CVE program publishes standardized information about known cyber vulnerabilities, while the NVD is a storehouse for vulnerability management data. The post Dems want watchdog study of two troubled federally-funded vulnerability tracking initiatives appeared first on CyberScoop.

Green, R-Tenn., has championed legislation on the cyber workforce, renewal of a cyber threat information sharing bill and more. The post House Homeland Chairman Mark Green’s departure could leave congressional cyber agenda in limbo appeared first on CyberScoop.

The move indicated at least some resistance to the president’s CISA reduction goal, but Democrats still said that was too steep for the agency’s fiscal 2026 funding legislation. The post House committee sets CISA budget cut at $135M, not Trump’s $495M appeared first on CyberScoop.

Leatherman, a 22-year FBI veteran, has been heavily involved in cyber investigations as section chief and deputy assistant director over the past three years.  The post FBI veteran Brett Leatherman to lead Cyber division appeared first on CyberScoop.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that rolls back parts of two executive orders from the Biden and Obama administrations. The post Trump cyber executive order takes aim at prior orders, secure software, identity appeared first on CyberScoop.

The nominee, who doesn’t have as much cyber experience as his predecessors, also touted his credentials and views on current threats during his Senate confirmation hearing. The post Sean Cairncross has policy coordination in mind if confirmed as national cyber director appeared first on CyberScoop.