The Trump administration is weighing a plan to establish a government-led incubator aimed at investing in cybersecurity research and spinning out startups focused on developing tools for the government to use, according to people familiar with the situation.
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to establish a government-led incubator aimed at investing in cybersecurity research and spinning out startups focused on developing tools for the government to use, according to people familiar with the situation.
The FBI is investigating a potential breach of an ID verification company that may have exposed scans of millions of Americans’ driver’s licenses, a bureau spokesperson told Bloomberg News on Thursday.
The FBI is investigating a potential breach of an ID verification company that may have exposed scans of millions of Americans’ driver’s licenses, a bureau spokesperson told Bloomberg News on Thursday.
Contractors would be allowed to conduct military hacking operations with US government approval under a Senate defense bill that would mark the first time Congress has explicitly authorized the private sector to conduct offensive cyber missions.
Contractors would be allowed to conduct military hacking operations with US government approval under a Senate defense bill that would mark the first time Congress has explicitly authorized the private sector to conduct offensive cyber missions.
US military officials are set to brief a House oversight committee next week as part of lawmakers’ examination of an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel of the country’s cyberwarfare unit, according to a committee spokesperson.
US military officials are set to brief a House oversight committee next week as part of lawmakers’ examination of an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel of the country’s cyberwarfare unit, according to a committee spokesperson.
The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving a system containing data about the agency’s investigative targets, according to the agency.
The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving a system containing data about the agency’s investigative targets, according to the agency.
The US government is partnering with private-sector firms to launch cyber attacks abroad, expanding the scope of national security operations that until now have been largely conducted by government agencies.
The US government is partnering with private-sector firms to launch cyber attacks abroad, expanding the scope of national security operations that until now have been largely conducted by government agencies.
The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to government officials and other people familiar with the matter.
The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to government officials and other people familiar with the matter.
Anthropic PBC said its artificial intelligence models breached three organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, OpenAI, disclosed a similar incident.
Anthropic PBC said its artificial intelligence models breached three organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, OpenAI, disclosed a similar incident.
The number of software security flaws discovered in popular technology products in 2026 is on pace to roughly double the tally of vulnerabilities that surfaced in 2025, an explosion driven by increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems.
The number of software security flaws discovered in popular technology products in 2026 is on pace to roughly double the tally of vulnerabilities that surfaced in 2025, an explosion driven by increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems.
Since April, when Anthropic PBC unveiled its Mythos model, cyber and national security experts have warned that the internet has entered a new era full of artificial intelligence-powered risks.
Since April, when Anthropic PBC unveiled its Mythos model, cyber and national security experts have warned that the internet has entered a new era full of artificial intelligence-powered risks.
Magnet Forensics Inc., a Canadian cybersecurity firm, accused a former contractor of sharing trade secrets about a previously unknown flaw used to hack iPhones with a rival firm.
Magnet Forensics Inc., a Canadian cybersecurity firm, accused a former contractor of sharing trade secrets about a previously unknown flaw used to hack iPhones with a rival firm.
The global market for frontier artificial intelligence is evolving.
Zhipu's AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai, arranged on a computer in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC Ltd., better known as Zhipu, will start trading in Hong Kong on Thursday after a $558 million initial public offering, becoming the first major Chinese generative-AI startup to list. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg
Some firms chosen early on by Anthropic PBC to test the Mythos AI model ahead of a wider release have preserved their access to a preview of the system, despite a US government order that led to the total shutdown of other versions.
Some firms chosen early on by Anthropic PBC to test the Mythos AI model ahead of a wider release have preserved their access to a preview of the system, despite a US government order that led to the total shutdown of other versions.
Classified briefings and some cybersecurity services have ceased.
Voting signage as a voter casts their ballot at a polling location inside City Hall during a primary election in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The vote tabulation generally takes days to complete in California elections, because a mail-in ballot is valid as long as it was postmarked on Election Day and received no later than seven days after the election. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
A Russian hacker who broke into and damaged critical oil and gas infrastructure in the US, Ukraine and other countries will plead guilty to charges that carry as many as 27 years in prison, according to federal filings and his lawyer.
A Russian hacker who broke into and damaged critical oil and gas infrastructure in the US, Ukraine and other countries will plead guilty to charges that carry as many as 27 years in prison, according to federal filings and his lawyer.
Chinese hackers breached Cuba’s embassy in Washington to spy on communications of dozens of diplomats as the island nation stared down a US naval blockade, according to findings from the cyber firm Gambit Security.
Chinese hackers breached Cuba’s embassy in Washington to spy on communications of dozens of diplomats as the island nation stared down a US naval blockade, according to findings from the cyber firm Gambit Security.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: The Cuban flag waves outside of the Embassy of Cuba in Washington, DC on October 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. The U.S. orders on Tuesday the expulsion of 15 Cuban Diplomats from the washington DC Embassy. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images)
A bug-tracking program found 200 serious issues in roughly a week.
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. India kicked off one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence summits this week as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to make the country an AI hub amid intense competition to develop frontier models. Photographer: Ruhani Kaur/Bloomberg
AnmeldenBloomberg Technology
Bloomberg Politics
