Trump nominates Palantir CISO Michael LoSapio to lead CISA
If confirmed, he would end nearly two years without a Senate-confirmed director after Jen Easterly left in January 2025.
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Citizen Lab Slams Trump Administration, 'Techno-Fascist' Executives
Citizen Lab's Ron Deibert warns the US government and willing tech executives are enabling pervasive surveillance.
Anthropic brings Claude to civilian agencies as its fight with the Pentagon drags on
Anthropic launches Claude for Government for US civilian federal and state agencies in FedRAMP High environments while the Pentagon maintains its Claude ban.
Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion Scheme That Exposed Sensitive Data of U.S. Government Official
Former U.S. Army soldier Cameron Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months for telecom hacking and extortion.
OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites
OpenAI systems interfered with U.S. Education, Commerce, and SEC websites this summer.
OpenAI Agents Accessed US Government Websites Without Authorization
OpenAI is reviewing AI agents that accessed US government websites without authorization, including a failed Education Department attempt.
OpenAI Says Its Models Engaged With US Government Websites in New Model Misbehavior Disclosure
OpenAI says its AI agents unexpectedly accessed U.S. government websites, including a failed hack attempt.
Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
A US appeals court allowed the government to blacklist Anthropic without proving malicious motive.
Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges
DOJ says Oxygen Forensics leaders hid Russian ownership to win U.S. law-enforcement contracts.
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The president has called for AI leadership. Here’s the mission.
Op-ed proposes an 'AI Assurance Compact' for US AI leadership, citing the Google Gemini unauthorized access incident as proof of urgent need for systemic safety controls.
Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force
Trump calls AI safety concerns a hoax, polls followers on renaming AI, and announces plans for an 'AI Force' and AI czar.
ATF confirms cyberattack hit system containing info on its investigation targets
Qilin ransomware group claimed breaching the ATF, exposing data on investigation targets; the agency says a standalone system was hit with no mission impact.
ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack
The ATF declared a major cybersecurity incident and notified Congress after a ransomware gang claimed responsibility for hacking the federal agency.
Lawmakers call for investigation into impact of CISA staffing cuts
Democratic lawmakers asked the GAO to investigate how CISA's roughly one-third workforce reduction affects its mission and critical-infrastructure protection.
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