3 outlets·3 reports·over 1h
CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats
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CISA has issued a three-day deadline for all U.S. federal agencies to remediate a critical VPN vulnerability that is being exploited by a ransomware group. The agency cited the use of artificial-intelligence-driven attacks as the reason for the shortened timeframe. All affected agencies must patch the flaw within the allotted period.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·CISA gives US federal agencies three days to fix a VPN bug under attack by a ransomware gang
- Wired·CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats
- TechMeme·CISA shortens the deadline for US agencies to fix the most critical vulnerabilities in their networks to three days, citing hackers' use of AI (Raphael Satter/Reuters)
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