Fancy Bear campaign sought emails of high-level Ukrainians and their military suppliers

Russian hackers aren’t just targeting Ukraine — they also appear to be going after their defense contractors in other countries, new ESET research surmises.

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Copyright office criticizes AI ‘fair use’ before director’s dismissal 

The register of copyrights cast serious doubt on whether AI companies could legally train their models on copyrighted material. The White House fired her the next day. 

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State and local election officials plead with Congress for election security funding

150 active and retired officials from across the country asked Senate and House appropriations leaders to set aside $400 million for the next fiscal year.

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Senators move to quash the use of Chinese AI system by federal contractors 

Sens. Cassidy and Rosen cite the possibility that the use of DeepSeek to carry out contract work may put sensitive federal data in the hands of the Chinese government.

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Trump calls on Colorado to release election-denying clerk from jail

The state’s AG vowed to defend the prosecution of Tina Peters, an election clerk behind one of the most serious breaches of voting systems in U.S. history.

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Outside experts pick up the slack on safety testing on OpenAI’s newest model release

Independent testing by SplxAI found GPT-4.1 was three times more likely than its predecessor to bypass security safeguards and allow intentional misuse

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Multiple top CISA officials behind ‘Secure by Design’ resign 

In a statement to CyberScoop, acting Director Bridget Bean said that encouraging the private sector to build more secure products will continue to be a priority at the agency. 

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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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