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FCC's Foreign-Made Router Ban: One Popular Brand Just Got the First Exemption
Joe Supan, CNET
Find out if your router is banned, when to expect firmware updates and what the latest news on the Federal Communications Commission ban means for your home network.
Apr 14, 2026, 9:19 PM

We May Be Living Through the Most Consequential Hundred Days in Cyber History
Patrick Quirk, Substack.com
An archive of this year’s insane timeline of hacks few people are talking about
Apr 13, 2026, 2:53 PM

Iran cyber actors disrupting US water, energy facilities, FBI warns
Jessica Lyons, Theregister.com
Your PLCs aren't internet-connected, right? Right?! Iranian-affiliated actors have escalated intrusions targeting critical US water and energy facilities, in some cases disrupting operations, the FBI and American cyber defense agencies said on Tuesday.…
Apr 7, 2026, 11:30 PM

Pro-Iran Hackers Target Critical U.S. Energy and Water Infrastructure
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
CISA issued a new warning on Tuesday.
Apr 7, 2026, 10:48 PM

A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure (Andy Greenberg/Wired)
Techmeme.com
Andy Greenberg / Wired: A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure — As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that…
Apr 7, 2026, 9:50 PM

Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure
Andy Greenberg, Wired
As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
Apr 7, 2026, 8:13 PM

Trump’s War on American Cybersecurity Ramps Up With Planned $700 Million Cuts to CISA
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
The administration also wants to axe programs countering misinformation and propaganda.
Apr 7, 2026, 7:20 PM

AI is raising the stakes in the government surveillance debate
Russell Payne, Salon
Up for renewal on April 20, FISA Section 702 has long been criticized as a backdoor for spying on Americans
Apr 6, 2026, 10:30 AM

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
After Amazon, Oracle is now in the bulls-eye.
Apr 2, 2026, 9:16 PM

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Pre-Auth Chains, Android Rootkits, CloudTrail Evasion & 10 More Stories
info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News), Internet
The latest ThreatsDay Bulletin is basically a cheat sheet for everything breaking on the internet right now. No corporate fluff or boring lectures here, just a quick and honest look at the messy reality of keeping systems safe this week. Things are moving fas…
Apr 2, 2026, 12:45 PM

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “A Pile Of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
Renee Dudley, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech gian…
Apr 2, 2026, 3:14 AM

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Iran says it will target Apple, Google, and Microsoft, among others.
Mar 31, 2026, 5:35 PM

DHS shutdown fuels cybersecurity concerns as Iran-linked attacks continue across US
Nathan Lee, Abcnews.com
DHS shutdown grows worries that U.S. cyber defenses have taken a hit, as Iran-linked attacks continue.
Mar 31, 2026, 9:05 AM

I Downloaded (and Deleted) the White House App So You Don't Have To. It's a Hot Mess
Dashia Milden, CNET
The app is a nightmare of a historically dangerous cyberattack waiting to happen.
Mar 30, 2026, 9:50 PM

The White House App’s Propaganda Is The Least Alarming Thing About It
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Call me crazy, but I don’t think an official government app should be loading executable code from a random person’s GitHub account. Or tracking your GPS location in the background. Or silently stripping privacy consent dialogs from every website you visit th…
Mar 30, 2026, 6:00 PM

FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email Account Apparently Breached By Iranian Hackers
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Call me a sicko, but I’m almost always happy when a top-level government official’s communications get hacked. That’s because — in almost every case — either the official seems to be a bit shady, or holds a high-level position in an agency involved in some sh…
Mar 30, 2026, 4:23 PM

FBI email hack shows why you must lock down your tech
Fox News
FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email was hacked, with Iran's Handala Hack Team claiming responsibility. No classified data was breached, the FBI says.
Mar 29, 2026, 4:11 PM

Data Centers Are Military Targets Now
Sam Biddle, The Intercept
With militaries increasingly relying on artificial intelligence, data centers have emerged as new targets for strikes. The post Data Centers Are Military Targets Now appeared first on The Intercept.
Mar 20, 2026, 9:05 AM

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was Garbage. They Approved It Anyway.
Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke, ProPublica, Gizmodo.com
The government relies, in part, on third-party firms to vet cloud technology, but those firms are hired and paid by the company being assessed.
Mar 18, 2026, 7:35 PM

Week in review: AiTM phishing kit used to hijack AWS accounts, year-long malware campaign targets HR
Help Net Security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Turning expertise into opportunity for women in cybersecurity Speaker diversity in cybersecurity has been a talking point for over a decade, with panels, pledges…
Mar 15, 2026, 9:00 AM

The Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We’ll Be “Stunned” By What the NSA Is Doing Under Section 702
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Senator Ron Wyden says that when a secret interpretation of Section 702 is eventually declassified, the American public “will be stunned” to learn what the NSA has been doing. If you’ve followed Wyden’s career, you know this is not a man prone to hyperbole — …
Mar 12, 2026, 5:47 PM

U.S. Company Taken Offline by Cyberattack as Revenge for Missile Strike on Iranian School
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Devices were remotely wiped by the hacking group. The company says the attack is now over.
Mar 11, 2026, 11:24 PM

Iran Includes American Tech Giants on List of New Targets
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
State-aligned media released a list naming the offices of Microsoft, Palantir, and more as potential targets of military action.
Mar 11, 2026, 9:45 PM

FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Stole $46 Million Worth of Crypto from U.S. Government Stockpile
Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com
The theft initially grabbed attention over reports that the son of an executive in charge of the crypto stash was involved.
Mar 5, 2026, 7:20 PM