House investigation into DeepSeek teases out funding, security realities around Chinese AI tool

A new report fleshes out the resources that went into building DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model and potential risks to U.S. economic and national security.

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CISA reverses course, extends MITRE CVE contract

While the last-minute extension averts an immediate lapse in support, rival organizations are being stood up to supplant the global vulnerability system. 

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Chinese espionage group leans on open-source tools to mask intrusions

Sysdig researchers say UNC5174’s use of open-source tools like VShell and WebSockets has likely helped the group mask its presence in other campaigns.

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Treasury bureau notifies Congress that email hack was a ‘major’ cybersecurity incident

The OCC said the February incident resulted in the theft of “highly sensitive information” tied to the financial conditions of federally regulated institutions.

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Tech experts recommend full steam ahead on US export controls for AI

While the efficiency of newer Chinese models like DeepSeek have rumbled U.S. AI markets, experts say previous restrictions on the sale of computer chips and other important components are having an impact.

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Cyber Command touts AI-driven gains in cybersecurity, network monitoring

Executive Director Morgan Adamski said the agency’s use of generative AI tools has reduced the timeframe for analyzing malicious traffic from days and weeks to hours and minutes. 

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Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity

As medical devices are bought and re-sold on the secondary market, they become harder to find and patch when a new vulnerability is discovered, a doctor told House lawmakers.

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Democratic groups sue to block Trump administration’s elections order

The lawsuit casts much of the order as broadly illegal and outside the scope of the executive branch’s constitutional powers.

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