Government Cyberscoop

The nations warn that governments and industry can no longer treat quantum codebreaking as a distant or theoretical possibility. The post The G7 tells industry to hurry up and prep for post-quantum encryption appeared first on CyberScoop.

Researcher tracking 764 said the first-of-its-kind case has a wider impact that will cause ripples across the landscape of violent extremist crime. The post Jail time for Maine child in 764 marks turning point in federal law enforcement appeared first on CyberScoop.

The agency also booted 14 phone service providers from U.S. networks for violating existing robocalling regulations. The post FCC proposes public scorecard to rate telecoms on anti-robocall efforts appeared first on CyberScoop.

Sality’s peer-to-peer infrastructure allowed it to evade system-wide disruption efforts for an exceptionally long period. Authorities and cybersecurity experts finally brought it down. The post Dogged Russia-based botnet dismantled after 23-year run appeared first on CyberScoop.

The ongoing social engineering threat, which dates back to late 2025, tricks victims into granting threat actors long-term access to their accounts. The post FBI raises alarm over deceptive phishing campaign targeting prominent people appeared first on CyberScoop.

Peters still left the door open to working with Shasta County on elections and doubled down on her statements that electronic voting machines should be discontinued. The post Tina Peters, through attorney, backs off formal role in Shasta County elections appeared first on CyberScoop.

The Federal Ballot Mail Portal is described by a federal official as one of several IT systems that will be used to potentially deny thousands of mail-in ballots or more to states. The post Whistleblower says USPS deploying new, ‘untested’ IT systems governing mail-in ballots appeared first on CyberScoop.

The six-month program will be overseen by the Office of the National Cyber Director and Texas Cyber Command to “find out what works.” The post ‘Watershed 250’ test program in Texas looks to private sector for water cybersecurity help appeared first on CyberScoop.

Mandating ‘kill switches’ for AI agents would threaten the security of America’s critical infrastructure and undercut U.S. AI leadership. Congress must reject the AI Kill Switch Act. The post The AI Kill Switch Act is repeating the Clipper Chip’s mistakes appeared first on CyberScoop.

The prolific ransomware group Qilin claimed responsibility for the attack. ATF insists the incident was limited to a standalone system and hasn’t impacted critical operations. The post ATF confirms cyberattack hit system containing info on its investigation targets appeared first on CyberScoop.