Congress looks to revive critical cyber program for rural electric utilities

2026-03-06T14:51:46Z0d55e0eba154e85054b9d8e110ae3a6e0a305076200468b74c86e05de547861a
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What happened

This CyberScoop roundup covers multiple significant cybersecurity developments: Congress moved to reauthorize an Energy Department program funding cybersecurity assistance for rural electric utilities; the FBI reported suspicious activity targeting a surveillance-management network; HHS updated its RISC 2.0 toolkit with a new cybersecurity module for hospitals. Law enforcement and industry actions include the guilty plea of the Phobos ransomware leader (operation impacted >1,000 victims, ~$39M extortion), a Microsoft-led takedown of the Tycoon 2FA phishing kit (330 domains seized), and a 14‑n​

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2026-03-06T14:51:46Z
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