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ICE agents ride an escalator at LaGuardia Airport, on March 28, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

House Dems decry confirmed ICE usage of Paragon spyware

The trio of Democrats weren’t satisfied with Immigration and Customs Enforcement answers, and criticized the spyware’s use.

By Tim Starks

A Stryker LIFEPAK 15 Heart Monitor/defibrillator is displayed during the Emergency Services show at NEC Exhibition Centre on Sept. 8, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)

Medtech giant Stryker says it’s back up after Iranian cyberattack

Geopolitics

By Tim Starks

“Akira” art and animation cells at the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Presents Special Screening of “Akira” at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on December 02, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Akira ransomware group can achieve initial access to data encryption in less than an hour

Cybersecurity

By Derek B. Johnson

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Lawmakers renew push for Labor Department-backed cyber apprenticeship grants

By Matt Bracken
European-Chinese geopolitical issues drive renewed cyberespionage campaign

By Tim Starks
White House executive order purports to limit mail-in voting, mandate federal voter lists

By Derek B. Johnson
Attack on axios software developer tool threatens widespread compromises

By Tim Starks Derek B. Johnson
Researchers say credential-stealing campaign used AI to build evasion ‘at every stage’

By Derek B. Johnson

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Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble

The agency lost a third of its people in a year. Now industry and lawmakers on both sides say it's unprepared for a potential crisis.

By Tim Starks

AI-powered health apps are flooding the market. But their data security policy is more of a pinky promise than a legal mandate. (Source: Getty Images)

Your AI doctor doesn’t have to follow the same privacy rules as your real one

AI apps are making their way into healthcare. It’s not clear that rigorous data security or privacy practices will be part of the package.

By Derek B. Johnson

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Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt

Hiring freezes, budget cuts and more are raising questions about the future of CyberCorps.

By Tim Starks

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A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

Experts tell CyberScoop that the U.S. telecom system is just too technologically fragmented to gather a clear picture of threats, and too big to ever fully eject…

By Derek B. Johnson

‘Whatever we did was not enough’: How Salt Typhoon slipped through the government’s blind spots

By Tim Starks

Prolific Russian ransomware operator living in California enjoys rare leniency awaiting trial

By Matt Kapko

Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea

By Tim Starks Mark Pomerleau

Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?

By Matt Kapko

Despite challenges, the CVE program is a public-private partnership that has shown resilience

By Cynthia Brumfield

Insights

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Why cyber modernization requires partners with technical plus acquisition expertise

By Katie Baxter

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Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies

By Daniel Wilbricht

Agencies push for digital transformation amid security challenges

By Scoop News Group

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Want to scale cyber defenders? Focus on AI-enabled security and organization-wide training

By Jay Bhalodia

Videos

T-Mobile’s Eric Jensen on the challenge of securing vast supply chains

By CyberScoop Staff

Datadog’s Emilio Escobar on compliance-first AI

By Scoop News Group

Cohesity’s Marlin McFate on risks tied to growing cloud dependence

By Scoop News Group

ThreatLocker’s Rob Allen on the dual impact of AI

By Scoop News Group

Podcasts

When iPhone exploits turn into commodities

By CyberScoop Staff

Behind the scenes of the Socksescort takedown

By CyberScoop Staff

What comes next for Trump’s cybersecurity plan?

By CyberScoop Staff

A plea to improve quantum security in the federal government

By CyberScoop Staff

The Latest

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on “Worldwide Threats” in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Iranian hackers, Handala, claim to compromise FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal data

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Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on March 19, 2026 . The hearing was held to assess worldwide threats in 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

ODNI tackles AI, threat hunting, app cybersecurity in year-one tech review

The seal for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen in the Commission’s briefing room during a meeting at FCC headquarters on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The commission unanimously passed two new proposed regulations to crack down on foreign call centers and robocallers. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FCC pushes new rules to crack down on robocallers, foreign call centers

Ted Schlein (left), chairman and founding general partner at Ballistic Ventures, talks with former NSA directors (left-right) Gen. Keith Alexander, Gen. Mike Rogers, Gen. Paul Nakasone, and Gen. Tim Haugh at the RSAC 2026 Conference in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo Courtesy of RSAC Conference)

Former NSA chiefs worry American offensive edge in cybersecurity is slipping

Etchings are seen on the walls near an entrance to the Department of Justice building on July 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Alleged RedLine infostealer conspirator extradited to US

Google office — A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to it office at St. John’s Terminal on March 11, 2025, in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Google moves post-quantum encryption timeline up to 2029

Apple iOS update screen is seen displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

DarkSword’s GitHub leak threatens to turn elite iPhone hacking into a tool for the masses

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Experts warn of a ‘loud and aggressive’ extortion wave following Trivy hack

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr (R) speaks with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) after attending the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump presented the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team, the winner of the 2025 Army-Navy football game. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Critics call FCC router rule a ‘big swing’ that could create more supply chain uncertainty

The front of the U.S. Treasury building on Jan. 3, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Treasury asks whether terrorism risk insurance program should bolster cyber coverage

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Russian access broker sentenced to over 6 years in prison for ransomware schemes

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Experts insist Trump administration’s cyber strategy is already paying off

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