Secretary Mullin must help finish the job: Urge the Senate to confirm Plankey
2026-04-14T14:51:44Z•ae0d589b5c906b875263e6a939f11b3eb4208b6ecd4029f95737ce8f442a605b
AI export controlsAI securityAPT28AxiosBitter (threat group)`,`journalists`,`MENA`,`fraud`,`identity-fuCISACensysClaude MythosCommerce DepartmentForest BlizzardIranian activityMac appsOT/ICSOpenAIOperation MasqueradeProSpySean Plankeycritical infrastructurehack-for-hirenetwork hijackingquantum computingquantum-proofingrouter takedownspywaresupply chain attack
What happened
Collection of CyberScoop articles (Apr 7–14, 2026) covering high-impact cyber and policy developments: advocacy for Senate confirmation of CISA director Sean Plankey amid rising global threats; two US/UK reports assessing hacking risks from the AI model Claude Mythos; an OpenAI Mac client update after a supply-chain compromise that fetched a malicious Axios library; Commerce Department plans for a new AI export regime to promote “American AI”; Censys findings that Iranian campaigns put ~3,900 US energy, water and government-connected devices at risk; accelerating calls to quantum-proof cryptos
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- 2026-04-14T14:51:44Z
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