Federal CIO cautious on Anthropic’s Mythos despite planned rollout

CyberScoop stories highlight multiple high-risk federal and private-sector cybersecurity issues: US/UK agencies warn of a persistent malware campaign dubbed “Firestarter” found on Cisco firewalls that remained after patches were applied (CISA advisory); fallout from a Vercel compromise is spreading to more customers and third-party systems, raising supply-chain and downstream exposure; BlackFile (linked to The Com) is actively extorting retail/hospitality victims and using harassment/swatting to increase leverage; a claimed compromise of Navigate360’s Maps360 tip line exposed sensitive student