#government security
5 stories taggedgovernment security.
Meet BusySnake: The Stealthy Malware Quietly Raiding Government Networks
A newly discovered hacking group is hitting government offices and critical services in three countries with a cunning piece of spy software. Here is what it does and who is at risk.
One Researcher, 14 Flaws, Millions of Indians at Risk
A young independent security researcher found gaping holes in Indian government portals — including an admin panel left wide open to the entire internet. The government fixed everything within three weeks.
Anthropic's AI Model Found Vulnerabilities in Classified U.S. Government Systems
An unnamed U.S. official says Anthropic's Mythos model identified security flaws in sensitive government infrastructure during a joint exercise with intelligence agencies.
Tchap Account Takeover Exposes 73,000 French Government Users
France's sovereign messaging platform wasn't broken — a user was. Social engineering got an attacker inside, and unencrypted public rooms did the rest.
Inspector General Pins NVD Backlog on NIST Mismanagement — But the Real Problem Runs Deeper
A Commerce Department IG report calls out strategic failures, duplicated work, and severity scores that matched only 12% of the time. Budget cuts and genAI-driven vuln volume tell the rest of the story.