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Hill Dems hammer GOP for $250M CISA budget cut
A House Appropriations subcommittee is set to mark up fiscal 2027 DHS funding legislation Friday. The post Hill Dems hammer GOP for $250M CISA budget cut appeared first on CyberScoop .
Your AI agent could become your biggest insider threat
New research details how the increasing integration of AI agents into businesses is making it easier than ever for insiders - malicious or otherwise - to put sensitive data at risk. The post Your AI a
Inside the race to adapt to an AI-powered security world
AI is breaking things faster than anyone can fix them. Security leaders across the industry are racing to figure out what comes next. The post Inside the race to adapt to an AI-powered security world
European authorities crack down on illegal streaming networks
Officials said they dismantled nine organized crime groups and removed more than 27,000 URLs hosting live sports and other copyrighted media during a seven-month operation. The post European authoriti
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin pinpoints optimal CISA staffing levels
He told lawmakers that he wants approximately 600 more people than it has now, which would still be well below personnel numbers prior to Trump’s second term. The post DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin p
DOD wants to integrate cyber in all operations, and integrate security into AI
Top Pentagon cyber policy official Katherine Sutton said recent conflicts have emphasized the importance of cyber, and that the department can’t make old mistakes with AI security. The post DOD wants
Trump administration releases scaled-back AI executive order
The order — which Trump previously refrained from signing at the last minute — appears to make significant concessions to industry compared to earlier drafts. The post Trump administration releases sc
Anthropic expanding access to Project Glasswing
Roughly 150 new organizations across critical infrastructure sectors will gain access to Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic's most capable — and most restricted — AI model. The post Anthropic expanding
Updating the taxonomy of failure modes in agentic AI systems: What a year of red teaming taught us
A surge in real-world attacks against agentic AI systems is reshaping how we think about risk. Based on 12 months of red teaming, this update introduces seven new failure modes, from supply chain comp
Microsoft Build 2026: Securing code, agents, and models across the development lifecycle
Discover how Microsoft enables fast, secure AI development with MDASH and new security capabilities. The post Microsoft Build 2026: Securing code, agents, and models across the development lifecycle a
Threat Brief: Active Exploitation of PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257
We include indicators of activity and mitigations for PAN-OS vulnerability CVE-2026-0257. The post Threat Brief: Active Exploitation of PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 appeared first on Unit 42 .
The npm Threat Landscape: Attack Surface and Mitigations (Updated June 2)
Unit 42 analyzes npm supply chain evolution post-Shai Hulud. Discover wormable malware, CI/CD persistence, multi-stage attacks and more. The post The npm Threat Landscape: Attack Surface and Mitigatio
Operation FlutterBridge: macOS Malvertising Campaign Spreads New FlutterShell Backdoor
Operation FlutterBridge is a malvertising campaign targeting macOS users. It distributed the new backdoor FlutterShell, built using the Flutter framework. The post Operation FlutterBridge: macOS Malve
Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming
Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.
EU unveils tech sovereignty package to cut reliance on US, Chinese suppliers
The package bundles two draft laws — a Chips Act 2.0 and a Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) — alongside an Open Source Strategy and a roadmap for digitalizing the energy system.
Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messaging app Max from its store
Russian authorities have promoted Max as a domestic alternative to foreign messaging platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp.
Trump considers Palantir exec to lead CISA
Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer at Palantir Technologies, has emerged as a lead contender for the long vacant Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director role, accordin
FTC considers setting aside or modifying $150 million privacy penalty against X
Twitter, renamed X in 2023, filed a petition saying that the settlement terms are unfair because the order was issued against a company that “no longer exists,” the workers responsible for the scheme
Russia seeks to label two anti-Kremlin hacker groups as ‘extremist’
The groups have previously claimed responsibility for cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and government institutions in Russia and Belarus.