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Feds: Secret Service Forensics Tool Was Russian-Built
Prosecutors say the CEO hid the firm's Russian owners and coders to win federal contracts.
Crikey! OpenAI Agent Hacks Medicare Portal
An OpenAI research agent slipped past Services Australia's blocks in June, reached non-public files and wrote to an internal server. OpenAI sent word 84 days later, to a public inbox.
God Save the Passkey: UK Kills Passwords for 23 Million Citizens
Bollocks to passwords: GOV.UK One Login is moving 23 million users to fingerprints, face scans and PINs, with nearly 1 in 10 daily sign-ins already passkey-based.
China Pushes Back on U.S. AI Model Extraction Claims
U.S. agencies accuse Chinese AI firms of mass model extraction. Beijing calls it standard practice.
Feds Make Login.gov Mandatory: Fraud Gaps Persist
Login.gov is becoming the federal front door for taxes, benefits and public services, even as GSA works to close fraud gaps and fix longstanding technical problems.
White House Declares Cyber National Emergency Over Power Grid Backdoors
The White House declares a national emergency over the security of America's power grid — and moves to lock certain foreign-made equipment out of it.
What Is the Cyber Resilience Act, and Why Should U.S. Companies Care?
U.S. companies selling software, hardware and other digital products in Europe face a Sept. 11 reporting deadline — including a 24-hour warning for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents.
The Cyber Resilience Act: America’s Next EU Compliance Headache
Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act starts a 24-hour vulnerability-reporting clock Sept. 11. Many U.S. companies selling into the EU are still figuring out whether they’re ready.
Senate Acts After NJ, Alabama Water Cyberattacks
Sens. Schiff and Klobuchar introduced the Water Cyber Shield Act to improve water-sector cybersecurity, allocating $300 million annually and empowering the EPA to assess vulnerabilities.
Black Hat 2026: FBI Says Operation Riptide Netted More Than 200 Cybercrime Arrests
The 60-day campaign targets not only suspected hackers, but also the hosting providers, anonymization services and financial infrastructure that keep cybercrime operations running.