Sean Lyngaas is a Cybersecurity Reporter at CNN. He specializes in topics such as cyber attacks, data breaches, and security policy, while also covering broader themes including government and politics, public security, and cryptocurrency. Sean's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Gwinnett Daily Post, CBS News, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Sean Lyngaas primarily covers breaking news, government announcements, and evolving stories related to privacy & cybersecurity, politics, and government. His articles often focus on FBI investigations, cybersecurity incidents involving hacking or ransomware attacks with a particular emphasis on US Government involvement and Russian hackers.
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By: Kristen Holmes, Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Sarah Owermohle, Sean Lyngaas, Katelyn Polantz
Live Updates What's happening today • Key nomination hearing : Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, faces a high-stakes Judiciary Committee hearing this morning.
By: Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Sarah Owermohle, Sean Lyngaas, Kristen Holmes
What's happening today • Key nomination hearing : Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, is facing a high-stakes Judiciary Committee hearing this morning.
By: Sean Lyngaas, Kevin Liptak
What we're expecting • President Donald Trump says he plans to use a primetime speech tonight to discuss new findings about the security of American elections , among other topics.
By: Sean Lyngaas
(CNN) — 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 and warnings from spy agencies released Thursday.
By: Sean Lyngaas
President Donald Trump and his allies touted spy reports and emails that he declassified this month as showing a “cover-up” of intelligence about
By: Sean Lyngaas
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 in 2020, part of the president’s push to undermine confidence in the integrity of US elections.
By: Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez
(CNN) — 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 ballots begin going out in the mail.
By: Sean Lyngaas
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, according to US officials.
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
A cyberattack on water systems in a dozen states is exposing years of under-investment in critical infrastructure and how US adversaries can threaten
