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O’Smach Casino, a compound at the Chong Chom O’Smach border crossing that authorities say was used for scam operations on March 12, 2026 in Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

Capitol Hill wants to know if executive branch, foreign allies coordinated enough to combat scams

A Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing explored how 13 federal agencies and myriad foreign governments are wrestling with the problem.

13 hours ago By Tim Starks

United States National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross (2nd-L) accompanied by United States Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ethan Klein (L), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios (3rd-L), U.S. President Donald Trump (R), and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (2nd-R), speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

National cyber director lays out White House plans to secure AI without writing new rules

The Trump administration executive order on artificial intelligence tried to strike the balance between responsible use, security and mutual benefit, all with an eye toward not making…

2 days ago By Tim Starks

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., attends a subcommittee hearing with the Senate Committee on Appropriations in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Dem senators criticize Trump administration decisionmaking on AI security risks

The five senators said the administration has alternated between being too passive and overstepping, and China stands to benefit as a result.

3 days ago By Tim Starks

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., hope to make the services permanent before they end next month.

3 days ago By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrive for a hearing with the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. 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. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate set to debate package of bills on privacy, AI and kids safety

Headlined by the Kids Online Safety Act, a key committee will look to clear major legislation governing how minors interact with the internet.

3 days ago By Derek B. Johnson

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CISA issues recommendations to federal agencies on open-source software security

One expert said they were pleased by the guidance, which touches on open-weight AI models, patching and more.

Jul 30, 2026 By Tim Starks

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., leaves a Senate Democratic meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 3, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Wyden urges feds to discard older, insecure, public-facing VPNs

In a letter first reported by CyberScoop, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said ‘devastating’ attacks on the federal government have accumulated due to the tech.

Jul 27, 2026 By Tim Starks

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Industry’s message on CIRCIA: Please ask us fewer questions about cyberattacks

The administration set a target date of September for CISA to finalize the rule, but where the agency is headed remains a mystery to some.

Jul 24, 2026 By Tim Starks

Microsoft Romania headquarters in City Gate Towers situated in Free Press Square, in Bucharest, Romania. (Getty Images)

Microsoft, tech companies throw weight behind spread of open-source AI

Other signatories of the letter include Meta, Palantir, Perplexity, Mistral, NVIDIA, Mozilla, The Linux Foundation, Hugging Face, Dell Technologies and IBM.

Jul 24, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammers

The move stems from a Trump executive order as the administration continues to pursue cyber-enabled fraud and other crimes.

Jul 23, 2026 By Tim Starks