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(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/cyber-information-sharing-critical-infrastructure-panel-cisa-law-renewal/"> Trade groups worry information sharing will worsen without critical infrastructure panel, CISA law renewal </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/amid-personnel-turmoil-at-cyber-agencies-a-government-shutdown-could-increase-potential-harm/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg 1920w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-2201316692.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference following a House Republican caucus meeting on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/amid-personnel-turmoil-at-cyber-agencies-a-government-shutdown-could-increase-potential-harm/"> Amid personnel turmoil at cyber agencies, a government shutdown could increase potential harm </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/new-york-lawsuit-allstate-national-general-data-privacy/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg 5446w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/GettyImages-1397593178-min.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> National General, an insurance company Allstate acquired for $4 billion in 2021, failed to notify almost 12,000 people their driver’s license numbers were compromised. (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/new-york-lawsuit-allstate-national-general-data-privacy/"> New York sues Allstate and subsidiaries for back-to-back data breaches </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/sean-plankey-cisa-nomination/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="Sean Plankey" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg 1920w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/42175426061_81a0883e31_o.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Sean Plankey speaks at a Department of Energy event in 2018, while he was a cyber adviser at BP. (Argonne National Laboratory / Flickr) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/sean-plankey-cisa-nomination/"> Sean Plankey picked by Trump to be CISA director </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/iconics-scada-vulnerabilities-2025-palo-alto/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="158" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg 2384w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=768,405 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=1024,540 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=1536,810 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=2048,1080 2048w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=600,316 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=1200,633 1200w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/scada.jpg?resize=1500,791 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> The since-patched vulnerabilities allowed for privilege escalation, DLL hijacking, file modification and even total system compromise. (Image Credit: AndreyPopov via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/iconics-scada-vulnerabilities-2025-palo-alto/"> Multiple vulnerabilities found in ICONICS industrial SCADA software </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-election-security-review-lacks-transparency/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="160" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="CISA, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, RSA 2019" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg 1920w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=300,160 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=768,410 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=1024,546 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=1536,819 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=600,320 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=1200,640 1200w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/03/cisa-rsa-2019.jpg?resize=1500,800 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> The DHS and CISA booth at the 2019 RSA conference in San Francisco. (Scoop News Group photo) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-election-security-review-lacks-transparency/"> CISA completed its election security review. It won’t make the results public </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/physical-mail-extortion-letters-target-executives/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="281" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?w=281" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg 1920w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=300,180 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=768,460 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=1024,613 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=1536,919 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=600,359 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=281,168 281w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=563,337 563w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=1128,675 1128w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/09/GettyImages-2168117617.jpg?resize=1409,843 1409w" sizes="(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> U.S. Postal Service (USPS) trucks are parked at a post office on Aug. 23 in Glendale, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/physical-mail-extortion-letters-target-executives/"> Ransomware poseurs are trying to extort businesses through physical letters </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/garantex-seized-secret-service-doj-russia-crypto-sanctions/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg 2667w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/garantex_splash_page_20250306_0.jpg?resize=1500,843 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> An image showing the Garantex site had been seized by law enforcement. </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/garantex-seized-secret-service-doj-russia-crypto-sanctions/"> Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized in international law enforcement operation </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/silk-typhoon-targets-it-services/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="APT 41" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg 3840w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/china-1s-and-0s-min.jpg?resize=1500,843 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/silk-typhoon-targets-it-services/"> Silk Typhoon shifted to specifically targeting IT management companies </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://cyberscoop.com/chinese-nationals-indictments-espionage-attacks/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg 1920w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/12/GettyImages-2017106927.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Anton Petrus/Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" 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