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May 10 2021
News
Biden Plans an Order to Strengthen Cyberdefenses. Will It Be Enough?
A hacking of a major pipeline, the latest evidence of the nation’s vulnerabilities to cyberattacks, prompted questions about whether the administration should go further.
A pipeline that provides the East Coast with nearly half its gasoline and jet fuel remained shuttered on Sunday after yet another ransomware attack, prompting emergency White House meetings and new questions about
New York Times (News)
Oct 18 2021
News
Ransomware attack hits owner of dozens of local news stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of dozens of news stations across the U.S., was hit by ransomware over the weekend.
Sinclair said in a news release Monday morning that hackers had used ransomware to encrypt some of its key operational servers, rendering them unusable, and stolen some data.
“[T]he event has caused — and may continue to cause — disruption to parts of
NBC News Digital
May 25 2021
News
DHS to require pipeline companies to report cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a directive later this week requiring all pipeline companies to report cyber incidents to federal authorities after a devastating ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline forced a shutdown of operations.
The Washington Post first reported that DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which is responsible for securing critical
The Hill
Jul 20 2021
Analysis
Arizona audit chief baselessly raises suspicion about 74,000 ballots
Arizona's Senate held a Thursday briefing on the ongoing Republican-initiated "audit" of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, where Joe Biden outperformed Donald Trump by enough of a margin to win the state.
The review is being conducted by Cyber Ninjas, a cybersecurity firm that has no experience in election auditing. And the company's chief executive officer, Doug Logan, made some
CNN Digital
Nov 18 2020
News
Trump fires top DHS official who refuted his claims that the election was rigged
President Trump on Tuesday fired a top Department of Homeland Security official who led the agency’s efforts to help secure the election and was vocal about tamping down unfounded claims of ballot fraud.
In a tweet, Trump fired Christopher Krebs, who headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at DHS and led successful efforts to help state and local election
Washington Post
Jun 06 2021
News
Senate sergeant at arms says cyberattack more worrisome than repeat of Jan. 6 insurrection
Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson said Saturday she is more concerned about a cyberattack on the government than another insurrection like the one that rocked Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
“Our networks ... have attempted intrusions every single day. And so, cybersecurity for me is a much greater concern than the prospect of thousands of people storming the West Terrace,” Gibson said in an
The Hill
Jun 16 2015
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OPM audit: Federal background check system vulnerable to cyberattack
The federal agency that lost millions of Americans most personal data to hackers has long been delinquent on its cybersecurity controls - including in two particularly sensitive systems that govern most of the governments background checks, an inspector general will tell Congress on Tuesday.
Washington Times
May 12 2021
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Biden signs executive order designed to strengthen federal digital defenses
President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at shoring up the federal government’s digital defenses as his administration grapples with cybersecurity crises, including a ransomware strike on a major fuel pipeline that has caused gas shortages.
Less than four months into his tenure, Biden has had to respond to a Russian cyberespionage operation that affected nine federal
Washington Post
Mar 11 2013
News
Top U.S. admiral cites climate change, not China, as biggest Pacific security threat
Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear III is in charge of keeping an eye on North Korea, on the progression of tensions between China and Japan, and on cybersecurity threats from China. But he still thinks the biggest security threat in the Pacific is climate change.
Washington Times
Dec 19 2019
News
267 million - mostly American - Facebook users IDs, names and phone numbers have been exposed online in unsecured database
The records of hundreds of millions Facebook users was discovered in a online forum on the dark web.
The unsecure database contained the IDs, phone numbers and full names of 267 million users, most of which reside in the US.
Although it is not yet clear how the sensitive information was exposed, experts speculate the database was compiled through an illegal process called ‘
Daily Mail