Government Cyberscoop

Robert Wayne Boling Jr. was the mastermind of an identity theft conspiracy that victimized thousands of military members and veterans. He faces up to 40 years in prison. The post Philippines-based American pleads guilty to running expansive fraud scheme targeting US servicemembers appeared first on CyberScoop.

The arrests were paired with comments from DOJ and DHS officials, threatening to investigate, arrest or prosecute tens of thousands of California voters if they vote in November. The post DOJ escalates fight for election supremacy with California raids appeared first on CyberScoop.

At risk, the Oregon Democrat warned, are online crime tipsters, whistleblowers and others. The post Wyden seeks adoption of encryption tech at hundreds of federal agencies to protect visitors’ sensitive traffic appeared first on CyberScoop.

The order cites national security concerns, including sending data to servers in China, the potential for malware and the overall risk to federal IT systems. The post DHS to ban DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies appeared first on CyberScoop.

While voluntary, the document marks the federal government’s most detailed cybersecurity guidance for securing sandbox environments during AI model tests. The post Federal agencies recommend cyber controls, independent testing for frontier AI systems appeared first on CyberScoop.

The outage has stopped official bankruptcy notices nationwide since Oct. 9, with no cause or restoration date announced. The post Cybersecurity incident at BAE Systems disrupts US bankruptcy court system appeared first on CyberScoop.

Someone is seeding the internet with hyperlocal content about political races. Researchers say it’s designed to train AI chatbots to favor candidates across a broad range of issues. The post The next election influence campaign will target your AI chatbot appeared first on CyberScoop.

The letter argues federal agencies should more rigorously test AI models for security threats and sandbox evasion, set new safety standards and lean into defensive AI. The post Senators press Trump admin to rally federal government around AI safety, security  appeared first on CyberScoop.

A federal lawsuit claims that Dmitry Belkin and his companies routinely failed to deliver on services to protect customers, generated fake evidence and denied refunds to victims. The post FTC says ‘sextortion’ protection companies deceived customers about services  appeared first on CyberScoop.

The critical infrastructure defense program will seek to pair Claude models, Anthropic engineers and threat research with the expertise of cybersecurity companies. The post Anthropic rolls out program for ‘long-term commitment’ to secure critical infrastructure, open source software appeared first on CyberScoop.