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1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Kristi-Noem-copy-2.jpeg?resize=2048,1369 2048w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Kristi-Noem-copy-2.jpeg?resize=600,401 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Kristi-Noem-copy-2.jpeg?resize=251,168 251w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Kristi-Noem-copy-2.jpeg?resize=504,337 504w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Kristi-Noem-copy-2.jpeg?resize=1010,675 1010w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Kristi-Noem-copy-2.jpeg?resize=1261,843 1261w" sizes="(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 28: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. 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The Senate confirmed Bondi as Attorney General with a 54-46 vote on Tuesday. (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/doj-disbands-foreign-influence-task-force/"> DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of FARA prosecutions </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/hugging-face-platform-continues-to-be-plagued-by-vulnerable-pickles/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.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/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg 7075w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=1011,675 1011w, https://cyberscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/pickle.jpg?resize=1263,843 1263w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Pickle files – python-based modules that allow a developer to serialize and deserialize code – are commonly used by legitimate AI developers and threat actors. 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