Congressional leaders want an executive branch strategy on China 6G, tech supply chain

In an exclusive, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., told CyberScoop that policymakers must learn from past mistakes around 5G. 

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OpenAI releases ‘Aardvark’ security and patching model 

The model, currently in beta mode, is designed to automatically scan, analyze and patch vulnerabilities in private and open-source code bases. 

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Government watchdog sues DHS over election official’s records

Heather Honey has a long and established record of coordinating with the Trump campaign in 2020 to push false and unproven claims around voter fraud. 

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Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions

The Trump administration’s zeal to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs is affecting national cybersecurity research, as a key open-source security foundation announced it would reject federal grant funding. The Python Software Foundation (PSF), which promotes safe and secure Python coding practices and helps oversee PyPI, the world’s largest open-source code repository for Python, […]

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Exclusive: OpenAI’s Atlas browser — and others — can be tricked by manipulated web content

Researchers poke holes in OpenAI’s new browser as standards bodies fear U.S. businesses are “sleepwalking” into an AI governance crisis. 

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Robocalling task force bill advances in Senate

The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act would create a new task force and give policymakers granular insight into the notoriously complex telecommunications ecosystem.

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Apple and Google challenged by parents’ rights coalition on youth privacy protections

The Digital Childhood Institute, which filed a complaint with the FTC, is part of a newer crop of online safety groups focused on shaping tech policy around conservative political beliefs. 

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Researchers find a startlingly cheap way to steal your secrets from space 

Using commercially available equipment, researchers scanned 39 satellites and observed sensitive, encrypted communications from telecoms, businesses and the U.S. military. 

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Flax Typhoon can turn your own software against you

The Chinese hacking group gained persistent access to a popular mapping tool by turning one of its features into a webshell and hardcoding access, according to ReliaQuest. 

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Dems introduce bill to halt mass voter roll purges 

The bill likely won’t get far in a GOP-controlled Congress, but proponents described it as part of a broader effort to push back through constitutional institutions.

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