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Sean Lyngaas

@snlyngaas.bsky.social

Cybersecurity reporter, CNN. Signal +1-202-355-8471 or SNLyng.11. sean[dot]lyngaas@cnn[dot]com|slyngaas@proton[dot]me

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2d ago

FBI agent accused of using internal access to steal > $900K in cryptocurrency & later asking ChatGPT: "If you had a bucket of money (around $1 million) and you wanted to leave the USA and become a resident or citizen of an EU country, what would you do?” www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...

FBI agent accused of stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency | CNN Politics

An FBI agent stole more than $900,000 in cryptocurrency from accounts the agency was monitoring after he said he became frustrated by what he saw as government inaction over the misuse of crypto accou...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2d ago

“'We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,' an officer in US Central Command’s intelligence branch wrote in a message sent Wednesday to a broad group of military analysts," via KBL & ZC: www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...

Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran | CNN Politics

The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2w ago

There was no "cover-up" of intelligence on Chinese influence on the 2020 election. I pored over the selectively declassified docs & interviewed ex-intel officials. Even some who agreed w/ minority opinion on Chinese influence say this was a messy process, but no cover-up www.cnn.com/2026/07/24/p...

Trump’s document ‘cherry-pick’ doesn’t show a cover-up of Chinese election intelligence, ex-officials say | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump and his allies touted spy reports and emails that he declassified this month as showing a “cover-up” of intelligence about China’s efforts to harm Trump’s re-election prospects ...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 5d ago

Some details I've collected over the last week on the cyber incidents affecting the water sector, w/ more to come. Yes, Iran is a suspect. No, there have been no reports of contamination. Industrial processes at plants have been safely shutting down www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/p...

Sweeping cyberattack on water systems in multiple states has US officials on edge | CNN Politics

Hackers have targeted water systems in several US states in a coordinated cyberattack that has caused some utilities to issue boil-water notices and switch to manual mode, taking their systems offline...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 5d ago

CISA says it will use World Cup security model to protect midterms & is reassigning staff to serve as election security advisors, a year after forcing out experts in the field. Election officials say fed support should've come far earlier in cycle: www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/p...

Trump admin tries to rebuild election security infrastructure it gutted as midterms near | CNN Politics

After dismantling the federal system designed to protect US elections, the Trump administration now says it has a plan to rebuild it — less than 100 days before Election Day and just weeks before ball...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2w ago

Alleged Russian state-sponsored hackers target the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors for strategic intelligence amid Ukraine, Iran wars: www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/p...

New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors | CNN Politics

A group of Russian hackers has spent the last year targeting nuclear scientists, defense contractors, and government employees in a cyber-espionage campaign, according to private-sector researchers an...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2w ago

There was no "cover-up" of intelligence on Chinese influence on the 2020 election. I pored over the selectively declassified docs & interviewed ex-intel officials. Even some who agreed w/ minority opinion on Chinese influence say this was a messy process, but no cover-up www.cnn.com/2026/07/24/p...

Trump’s document ‘cherry-pick’ doesn’t show a cover-up of Chinese election intelligence, ex-officials say | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump and his allies touted spy reports and emails that he declassified this month as showing a “cover-up” of intelligence about China’s efforts to harm Trump’s re-election prospects ...

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Saher@saffronsec.bsky.social · 2w ago

@snlyngaas.bsky.social covers Proofpoint and NSA reporting on Russian actors' exploitation of Zimbra, Roundcube, and other mailservers, to target government, defense, and high science organizations for intelligence collection www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/p...

New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors | CNN Politics

A group of Russian hackers has spent the last year targeting nuclear scientists, defense contractors, and government employees in a cyber-espionage campaign, according to private-sector researchers an...

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Saher@saffronsec.bsky.social · 2w ago

Most exciting @threatinsight.proofpoint.com drop yet - in collaboration with NSA - and the product of @greg-l.bsky.social's blood, sweat, and tears. Research into two Russian actors throwing half-click exploits against mailservers. Part 1 on TA488 / Void Blizzard www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/thre...

Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 3w ago

DHS Sec. Mullin just said that intel agencies "withheld" info from Trump about Iran accessing voter data in 2020. That's categorically false. There's video to debunk it: Then-DNI Ratcliffe held a press conference in Oct 2020 discussing the exact activity Mullin referenced www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

WATCH: U.S. officials say Iran sent emails intimidating American voters

The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, which include party affiliation and home addresses and can include email addresses and ph...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 3w ago

"In a February 2020 Oval Office meeting ... Trump was so encouraged by federal efforts to protect election systems that he suggested the FBI and Department of Homeland Security hold a press conference to take credit for the work, CNN has reported" www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/p...

Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security protections | CNN Politics

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, acco...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 3w ago

Some administration officials "worry declassifying wide swaths of information could provide a muddled picture of American voting security and undermine confidence in elections." www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/p...

Advisers debate Trump’s primetime election speech amid fears of continued campaign to sow mistrust | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump is expected to use his primetime address Thursday to press what he will frame as new information on foreign efforts to influence US elections – the latest in what election obser...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hegseth said no more "beardos." After he saw several sailors sporting beards aboard a ship recently, he was left wondering how much the rank-and-file were paying attention to his policy directives: www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/p...

Hegseth pushes for action after sailors appear to flout his beard policy | CNN Politics

As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors.

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 4w ago

"A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons ..." krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/felo...

Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup

A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · last mo.

New details (vivid examples) on a Russian cybercrime spree hitting major law firms across the US — hackers outsourcing burglary: ~ $100M in ransoms paid in 6 months, per 1 estimate; Hackers have offered $500 to people to show up to law firms & plug in USB sticks 1/4 (link below)

Christina Ayiotis@christinaayiotis.bsky.social · last mo.

Sean Lyngaas “Bad cybersecurity practices from Secret Service agents have left their phones vulnerable to hacking and risked the lives of senior US officials they are charged with protecting, according to a new inspector general report.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/p... @snlyngaas.bsky.social @cnn.com

Bad cybersecurity by Secret Service agents put US officials at risk, inspector general says | CNN Politics

Bad cybersecurity practices from Secret Service agents have left their phones vulnerable to hacking and risked the lives of senior US officials they are charged with protecting, according to a new ins...

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CNN@cnn.com · last mo.

Bad cybersecurity practices from Secret Service agents have left their phones vulnerable to hacking and risked the lives of senior US officials they are charged with protecting, according to a new inspector general report.

Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · last mo.

"If the airman really saw what he described — a formation moving in unison — it would be an alarming advance in Iranian drone capabilities." www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/p...

Exclusive: Downed US pilot reported seeing Iranian drones swarm in ‘jellyfish’ formation | CNN Politics

A US fighter jet pilot rescued by special forces after being shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, mov...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New --> Bill Pulte showed up a day early to start as DNI after asking for a list of ODNI employees so he could assess whether to fire them, per 2 sources familiar w/ the incident. From colleagues and me: www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/p...

Trump’s new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he c...

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New --> Bill Pulte showed up a day early to start as DNI after asking for a list of ODNI employees so he could assess whether to fire them, per 2 sources familiar w/ the incident. From colleagues and me: www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/p...

Trump’s new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he c...

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NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2mo ago

A network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge.

Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names

Online academic journals falsely attributed articles, likely written by AI, to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of scientific knowledge.

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Sean Lyngaas@snlyngaas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New —> Iranian hackers posed as job recruiters to target software engineers in the aviation sector. Pretended to be a US airline. They have also tried to break into a US oil and gas company in this wartime espionage scheme, per Unit 42 researchers: www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/p...

Iranian hackers are targeting aviation, oil and gas companies in espionage scheme, researchers say | CNN Politics

Iranian hackers have posed as job recruiters to target software engineers in the aviation sector as part of an elaborate espionage scheme during the US and Israeli war with Iran, cybersecurity researc...

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