Government Cyberscoop

A major credential leak spurred the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to strengthen protections for its sensitive materials, improve how researchers can report agency vulnerabilities and develop plans for similar incidents, the agency said in a forensic report released Thursday. The blog post outlines CISA’s response to the leak that the researcher who discovered it The post CISA looks to remedy ailments from big May credential leak appeared first on CyberScoop.

One of the project’s top goals is stitching together an international, quick response coalition of governments, businesses and civil experts for AI-related threats. The post French nonprofit starts global intelligence and research hub for AI cyber threats  appeared first on CyberScoop.

At least two websites appear to be victim to 404 hijacking attacks. Army officials took the sites down after being contacted by CyberScoop. The post US Army websites defaced with pro-Kurdish sentiments, insults to Trump appeared first on CyberScoop.

Citizen Lab says the phone of a member of Europe’s PEGA Committee was infected twice with Pegasus, the NSO Group spyware that gave the panel its name. The post Someone infected a spyware probe overseer with spyware appeared first on CyberScoop.

The company and the Commerce Department say they have reached an agreement that will see the AI models released publicly with new guardrails and classifiers. The post US lifting export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos, Fable appeared first on CyberScoop.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has been floating the idea of adding back 600 CISA personnel after deep Trump administration cuts. The post Trump budget boss Russell Vought open to re-staffing CISA appeared first on CyberScoop.

The Department of Homeland Security is bringing back a key cybersecurity information sharing effort with critical infrastructure, more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered an existing nerve center between government and private sector. The Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience – Critical Infrastructure program, first reported by CyberScoop in January, is meant The post DHS to unveil replacement council for critical infrastructure cybersecurity appeared first on CyberScoop.

The bill empowers the FTC to create a registry for sellers of AI agent software certifying their privacy and cybersecurity protections. The post Warner bill would create federally vetted list for secure, trustworthy AI agents appeared first on CyberScoop.

The ruling is a victory for election advocates who say the evidence overwhelmingly shows that voter fraud is rare and not tied to mail voting in general.  The post Supreme Court approves mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day  appeared first on CyberScoop.

The agency told CyberScoop the tool was a pilot that didn’t meet their needs. Members of Congress say it was accessed for hundreds of active cases.  The post ATF cancels controversial commercial geolocation contract appeared first on CyberScoop.