Court ruling in Epic-Google fight could have ‘catastrophic’ cyber consequences, former gov’t officials say
The group of experts sided with Google against the makers of Fortnite in the long-running antitrust battle.
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Attendees walk by the Epic Games booth at the 2019 GDC Game Developers Conference on March 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Privacy -
(L-R) Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Tex., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. and Rep. Andrew Garbarino R-N.Y. listen during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Money Rep. Garbarino: Ending CISA mobile app security program for feds sends ‘wrong signal’
CyberScoop is first to report on the letter to DHS from the chair of a cybersecurity subcommittee, which also addresses CISA’s role as lead coordinator with the telecom sector.
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A television displays U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s remarks during a news conference at the Justice Department to announce a new antitrust lawsuit against Google on Jan. 24, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Commentary Government battles against tech could leave consumers less secure
Courts and federal regulators too often treat consumers as bystanders, a Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law expert argues.
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Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) speaks at a hearing with the House (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Geopolitics House Intel Republicans request FBI, SEC briefing on Temu
The members cited concerning news reports, including the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability by parent company Pinduoduo in 2023.
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A picture taken on September 21, 2016 shows a statue donated by Google during its inauguration in Montelimar, as Google decided to launch a new version of the android operating system. (JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images) Technology Google to wind down app store bug bounty
The tech giant says it is receiving fewer vulnerabilities and that security improvements have resulted in a more secure Android ecosystem.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to members of the press outside the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023.(Alex Wong/Getty Images) Privacy FTC nominees urge Congress to pass federal data privacy law
Members of Congress also asked nominees for their thoughts on how the FTC should tackle AI.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral during an unannounced visit, in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. (EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) SafeMode Bilyana Lilly on Western cybersecurity assistance to Ukraine
Western aid to Kyiv has played a key role in keeping Ukraine’s government up and running and in the fight against Russian forces.
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Attendees of the AI red-teaming challenge at the DEF CON security conference in Las Vegas attempt to complete challenges exposing the vulnerabilities of large language models. (Courtesy of AI Village) Technology Fifty minutes to hack ChatGPT: Inside the DEF CON competition to break AI
More than 2,000 hackers attacked cutting-edge chatbots to discover vulnerabilities — and demonstrated the challenges for red-teaming AI.
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(Flavio Coelho/Getty Images) Cybercrime Hackers are increasingly hiding within services such as Slack and Trello to deploy malware
A new analysis unpacks a wide array of malware abusing legitimate internet services and what defenders should do to stop it.
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(CyberScoop) Research Google warns companies about keeping hackers out of cloud infrastructure
Large language models that power emerging AI chatbots could further complicate cloud security, researchers warn.