Cantwell claims telecoms blocked release of Salt Typhoon report 

Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., wants hearings to force AT&T and Verizon to disclose how they’ve responded to the hacks to protect telecom networks.

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As feds pull back, states look inward for election security support

Secretaries of State are scrambling to replace cybersecurity services once provided by CISA and other federal agencies.

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Lawmakers, election officials blast Trump administration after Fulton County raid 

State election officials pressed White House officials for their legal rationale and expressed concern about the impact of similar raids tied to the 2026 elections.

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Undressed victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for Grok deepfakes

The lawsuit accuses xAI seeking to “capitalize on the internet’s seemingly insatiable appetite for humiliating non-consensual sexual images.” 

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CISA publishes a post-quantum shopping list for agencies. Security professionals aren’t sold

A guide aims to help tech buyers navigate their switch to post-quantum encryption, but experts cautioned that most products and backend internet protocols have yet to be updated.

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Some ChatGPT browser extensions are stealing your data

A threat actor is seeding the internet with AI browser extensions that can intercept a user’s authenticated session tokens and hijack accounts.

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Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with ICE 

The lawsuit comes a day after a TSA official vigorously defended the practice as critical to “national security” in testimony to Congress. 

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NIST officials detail impact of staff cuts on encryption and other priorities

The agency has shed more than 700 jobs since 2025, including 89 at a lab responsible for testing and validating the government’s encryption.

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HackerOne rolls out industry framework to support ‘good faith’ AI research

The voluntary framework would provide legal clarity to third-party AI researchers, including those who study safety and other “unexpected” AI behaviors.

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Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter data

In a scathing opinion, Judge David Carter called the federal government’s demands for unredacted voter data “unprecedented and illegal.”

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