Barack Obama Archives

Brandon Wales, then-Acting Director Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency at U.S. Department of Homeland Security speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing May 11, 2021 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty Images)

Brandon Wales reflects on 20 years of cyber as he leaves CISA

SolarWinds, election security and protecting federal networks were among the highlights, he said in an interview with CyberScoop.

Aug 8, 2024 By Tim Starks

Former President Barack Obama attends an event to mark the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Obama says he underestimated the threats posed by disinformation

Obama said the United States and other democracies helped disinformation flourish by growing complacent.

Apr 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Joe Biden tours the National Counterterrorism Center Watch Floor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, July 27, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden says ‘shooting war’ could break out with foreign heavyweights over cyberattacks

The saber-rattling comes amid ongoing fallout from hacks that originated in Russia.

Jul 28, 2021 By Tim Starks

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UK man arrested in connection with massive Twitter hack, alleged cyberstalking

The high profile hack compromised the accounts of 130 victims.

Jul 21, 2021 By Tonya Riley

Fake ransomware named after Donald Trump tries to trick victims out of a buck

Hackers are trying to spread malicious software by using world leaders' names to generate interest.

Nov 5, 2019 By Jeff Stone

PPD-20 elimination opens arguments over how U.S. should conduct offensive hacking operations

Lawmakers and key officials sounded off Thursday after President Donald Trump rescinded a key cyberwar policy directive.

Aug 16, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Report: Obama admin planted cyber ‘bombs’ inside Russian infrastructure

The Obama Administration reportedly planned a covert cyber operation as part of their Russian sanctions issued in December 2016 to punish Moscow for interference in the 2016…

Jun 23, 2017 By Ryan Johnston

DNI: Chinese hacking against U.S. companies is ‘ongoing’ but ‘significantly reduced’

Dan Coats' assessment reports significant progress on the cyber front between the world's two biggest economies.

May 23, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

President Barack Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing from Robert Cardillo, deputy director of national intelligence for intelligence integration, Jan. 31, 2012. (Obama White House / Pete Souza)

Russian hackers targeted Obama’s aides as early as 2007, and attempts continue, report says

Russia’s preeminent cyber espionage group, known as APT28 or Fancy Bear, heavily targeted former U.S. President Barack Obama’s staff while they campaigned for office in 2008, according…

May 12, 2017 By Chris Bing

U.S. sanctions Russian spy agencies, officials for hacking

"These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government," President Obama said from his vacation in Hawaii. Other officials urged…

Dec 29, 2016