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HONG KONG, CHINA – JANUARY 28: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek logo is seen on a phone in front of a flag of China on January 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Global tech stocks have plummeted following the emergence of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that has developed a competitive AI model at a fraction of the cost of its US rivals, sparking concerns about the high valuations of tech giants like Nvidia. This development has led to significant declines in tech shares across Asia and Europe, with markets in both regions experiencing notable losses as investors reassess the AI landscape and its potential impact on the industry’s future. (Photo illustration by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

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…

May 9, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

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DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts

The suit relies on a Civil War-era law that DOJ has increasingly turned to for cyber cases.

Aug 22, 2024 By Tim Starks

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CISA advisory panel wants agency to act on election disinformation, multifactor authentication

CISA's director has 90 days to respond to the suggestions.

Jun 22, 2022 By Tim Starks

A G train arrives at the Smith – 9th Street station in Brooklyn on August 2, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

US to increase scrutiny on cryptocurrency, federal contractors in effort to slow hacking

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spelled out the plans at separate events.

Oct 6, 2021 By Tim Starks

DCSA cybersecurity — A DCSA bulletin described a ‘leaking’ sinkhole. Experts told CyberScoop they aren’t sure what that term means. (Getty Images)

A Department of Defense bulletin on a ‘leaking’ sinkhole has baffled cybersecurity experts

Sinkholes don't leak. So why does a small DOD agency say a Chinese hacking group is using one to steal data?

May 6, 2020 By Shannon Vavra

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‘It’s going to be painful’: Pentagon official urges contractors to improve cybersecurity

A politician-turned-defense official is trying to shake up the acquisition bureaucracy.

Oct 16, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

Hacked government contractor shares breach details as investigation continues

“We want to see that this doesn’t happen to any other small business….or any other business for that matter,” Miracle Systems' president told CyberScoop.

Sep 16, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

NSA contractor pleads guilty to charge of hoarding troves of classified docs

A former U.S. defense contractor who spent nearly two decades mishandling classified information at the NSA and other intelligence agencies has agreed to plead guilty to a…

Jan 3, 2018 By Chris Bing

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Researchers say hackers responsible for 2013 Microsoft, Facebook breaches have disappeared

The group has become virtually untraceable since September 2015.

Oct 17, 2017 By Chris Bing

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Arrest of Chinese malware suspect highlights DOJ’s strategy against foreign hackers

The arrest of Yu Pingan in connection with the development of high-profile malware serves to highlight the Justice Department's modern and expansive efforts to prosecute foreign hackers…

Aug 31, 2017 By Chris Bing