Derek Johnson
Reporter at CyberScoop
Reporter and knowledge broker @CyberScoopNews, covering elections, privacy and more. Priors @fcwnow and @scmagazine. Catch me at [email protected].
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1 week ago |
cyberscoop.com | Derek Johnson
A House panel has concluded that the U.S. government should double down on export controls and other tools to slow down the progress of Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, while also preparing for a future where those efforts fail.
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1 week ago |
cyberscoop.com | Derek Johnson
In a last-minute switch, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it will continue funding a contract for MITRE to manage the CVE program and other vulnerability databases. In a statement sent to CyberScoop, a spokesperson said the agency executed an option to extend the contract and avoid a potential lapse in a program that has become essential to the broader cyber community’s vulnerability management.
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1 week ago |
cyberscoop.com | Derek Johnson
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has been observed using recently released open-source offensive security tools and other tactics in an effort to blend in with more common cybercriminal activity. The group, UNC5174, is an espionage-minded hacking group that is believed to have ties to the Chinese government and targets Western governments, technology companies, research institutions and think tanks.
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2 weeks ago |
cyberscoop.com | Derek Johnson
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has notified Congress that a February breach of its email system is classified as a major cybersecurity incident. The incident was first disclosed Feb. 26, though the OCC provided virtually no details at the time, only saying that it had resolved a security incident “involving an administrative account in the OCC email system” and that a “limited number of affected email accounts” were disabled following a broader investigation.
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2 weeks ago |
cyberscoop.com | Derek Johnson
Technology experts pressed Congress to maintain export controls on semiconductor chips and other technologies, telling lawmakers Tuesday that the restrictions are among the most effective strategies to slow China and other rival countries in the AI race, thereby helping U.S. companies hold a competitive edge.
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