The Florida Department of Education says SSNs and other personal data may have been exposed in a breach of its financial aid website.
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More than 730 cyber breaches affected over 270 million Americans last year, costing an average of $10 million per breach.
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The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week.
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The accord opened the door to future regulation but focused on four voluntary steps for the companies to take.
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The AIxCC competition winner will analyze messaging app code and compiled binaries for vulnerabilities, with technology that could also help commercial customers secure their software.
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The data breach affects the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintains personnel records for the Department of Defense.
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When the AI Act comes into force, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers with labels or digital watermarks that chatbots or imagery are generated with AI.
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Chinese cybersecurity firms are facing action from the country’s military, but it’s not due to product or technical failures.
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Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Supreme Court hacker sentenced, Lovable exposed user data, Google expands enterprise security.
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The leadership structure, commonly referred to as the “dual-hat” arrangement, assigns a single individual to oversee both organizations.
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CISA is currently operating at roughly 38% capacity (888 out of 2,341 staff) due to the DHS shutdown that began February 14, 2026.
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Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: vulnerabilities at 277 water systems, DoD employee acting as money mule, 200 airports exposed by flaw.
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Officials said data will now be classified as one of four categories: “public,” “sensitive,” “confidential” or “restricted.”
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Edge devices that are no longer supported have been targeted in attacks by state-sponsored hackers, the US says.
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The news comes after the Department of Energy conducted its annual Liberty Eclipse cybersecurity exercise.
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CISA updated 59 KEV entries in 2025 to specify that the vulnerabilities have been exploited in ransomware attacks.
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Palo Alto Networks has not attributed the APT activity to any specific country, but evidence points to China.
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Japan and Britain agree to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals, as China’s influence grows in the region.
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Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Apple updates platform security guide, LastPass detects new phishing wave, CISA withdraws from RSA Conference.
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Two Biden-era memorandums have been revoked, but some of the resources they provide can still be used by government organizations.
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