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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the indictment of 54 individuals in connection with a multi-million dollar ATM jackpotting scheme
Top Lawmaker Urges White House to Review Foreign Influence in Open-Source CodeA top Republican in the U.S. Senate warned the White House that foreign adversaries are exploiting trusted open-source software used across federal networks and defense systems, urging the National Cyber Director to lead efforts to monitor contributors and reduce supply chain risk.
Europe Faces Barriers No Legal Rewrite Can FixAn assumption propelling a proposed recalibration of European tech regulation is that red tape is holding back the trading bloc from gaining ground in a global race for artificial intelligence dominated by the United States and China. But Europe's problem isn’t merely regulatory drag.
Former Unilever CISO to Lead Department of Defense ITA former Unilever executive is officially the next U.S. Department of Defense CIO. The Pentagon CIO is the principal technology advisor to Pentagon leadership and manages the department's information management and IT, and many other critical systems.
Precision Agriculture Boost Yields but Opens Farmers to Cybersecurity RiskPrecision agriculture is transforming U.S. farming with sensors, drones and automation, boosting productivity yields. But growing digital dependence is also expanding the attack surface, exposing farms to ransomware, disruption and rising cybersecurity risk.
The North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new campaign that distributes a new variant of Android malware called DocSwap via QR codes hosted on phishing sites mimicking Seoul-based logistics firm CJ Logistics (formerly CJ Korea Express)
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical flaw impacting ASUS Live Update to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
Push Comes as HHS Steps Up Enforcement of Data-Sharing and Record Access RegsA privacy-minded senator is pressuring U.S. health tech companies to give patients more control over where their patient data goes, framing the matter as a matter of national security as well as privacy. Regulators have ramped up enforcement of rules that promote the interoperability.
The threat actor known as Jewelbug has been increasingly focusing on government targets in Europe since July 2025, even as it continues to attack entities located in Southeast Asia and South America
Amazon's threat intelligence team has disclosed details of a "years-long" Russian state-sponsored campaign that targeted Western critical infrastructure between 2021 and 2025
700Credit, a U.S.-based financial services and fintech company, will start notifying more than 5.8 million people that their personal information has been exposed in a data breach incident. [...]