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Earliest post: 2025-10-31

Latest post: 2026-08-27

News and analysis at the intersection of technology and government — covering federal cybersecurity policy, risk management, breaches, secure tech adoption, and agency cyber strategy.

01/01/2020
08/28/2026
Title Date Published Describes IncidentAuthorVisible
ATF investigating ‘major’ cyber incident after ransomware group claim2026-08-27TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
White House to soon launch water provider cyber protection program2026-08-26TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
FBI disables China-linked hacking tools used against US agencies2026-08-26TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Treasury sanctions Iranian hackers tied to critical infrastructure breaches2026-08-25TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
DOJ charges 17 Iranians in cybertheft campaign2026-08-19TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Federal systems increasingly likely to face accidental AI breach after Hugging Face, experts say2026-08-10TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings2026-08-09TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
New ‘Water Watch Center’ launched to help small utilities stop cyberattacks2026-08-07TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
CISA still finds water system controls exposed online amid multistate hacks2026-08-06TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
AI advances are pushing governments to treat cyberattacks as routine, Western officials say2026-08-06TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Hugging Face AI breach is ‘most consequential hack’ since Morris Worm, former NSA cyber chief says2026-08-05TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Chinese telecom firms kept footholds in US networks despite federal crackdowns, House probe finds2026-08-04TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Lawmakers propose giving 2015 OPM breach victims identity protection for life2026-08-03TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Cyber industry coalition urges federal action after suspected Iran-linked water hacks2026-07-31TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
CISA urges water utilities to take exposed systems down after Minnesota hacks2026-07-31TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Anthropic confirms its AI breached 3 organizations during testing2026-07-31TrueAlexandra KelleyTrue
Amazon uncovers broad North Korean hacking campaign against open-source software2026-07-29TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
After Hugging Face breach, FedRAMP chief tells slow-to-patch vendors to stay out of government2026-07-23TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Russian hackers can steal government emails without victims clicking a link, cyber agencies warn2026-07-23TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Lawmakers get taste of AI-enabled cyberattacks in China-Taiwan war game2026-07-22TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Secret Service is examining apparent Iranian video outlining Trump motorcade routes, assassination opportunities2026-07-20TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Trump stretches declassified China intelligence into broader 2020 election claims2026-07-17TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
AI, once relegated to helping hackers with certain tasks, can now power every stage of a cyberattack2026-07-14TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Russian hackers exploit weak router security to breach critical infrastructure, Western allies warn2026-07-13TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
DHS network intrusion was twice ruled a false positive before breach confirmed2026-07-13TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
House Homeland committee seeks briefing on DHS network hack2026-07-07TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Hackers breached DHS information-sharing network, people familiar say2026-06-30TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Secret Service phone security lapses put US officials at risk, watchdog says2026-06-26TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
The hidden market turning home internet connections into cover for hackers2026-06-25TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
US officials see Iran cyber threat persisting despite preliminary deal2026-06-17TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
US seizes alleged China-linked sites targeting security clearance holders2026-06-10TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Hackers are already laying groundwork to disrupt the 2026 midterms, research says2026-06-01TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Commercial location data is being used to target US servicemembers, lawmakers warn2026-05-29TrueEdward GrahamTrue
Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official says2026-05-27TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
House Homeland Dems request CISA briefing amid report of leaked agency credentials2026-05-20TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Telecom firms form new cyber information-sharing group2026-05-19TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service offering malware disguised as legitimate software2026-05-19TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Trump says he and Xi discussed cyberattacks and spying between US, China 2026-05-15TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Canvas breach spotlights cybercriminal appetite for student data2026-05-11TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
CISA unveils CI Fortify to help secure critical infrastructure during conflicts2026-05-05TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Operational technology providers are feeling ‘annoyance’ at exclusion from Anthropic’s Mythos rollout, sources say2026-05-04TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Italy extradites alleged Chinese state-backed hacker to US over theft of COVID-19 research2026-04-27TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Former FBI official proposes terror designations for ransomware hackers targeting hospitals2026-04-21TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
CISA resources ‘more limited than I would like’ amid shutdown, top official says2026-04-17TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Treasury debuts effort to share cyber threat intel with crypto firms2026-04-09TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Anthropic’s Glasswing initiative raises questions for US cyber operations2026-04-08TruePatrick Tucker, Alexandra Kelley, and David DiMolfettaTrue
Pro-Iran hackers are targeting US industrial control systems, advisory says2026-04-07TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Government official impersonation scam complaints doubled in 2025, FBI report shows2026-04-06TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
Suspected Chinese breach of FBI system exposed surveillance targets’ phone numbers2026-04-03TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue
North Korea-linked hackers suspected in Axios open-source hijack, Google analysts say2026-03-31TrueDavid DiMolfettaTrue

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