Security guards hold back the crowd during a distance running event to promote the 2008 Olympic Games in China in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The Chinese government worked with the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Public Security and the armed forces to ensure security ahead of the Summer Olympics. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) Former Verizon employee pleads guilty to conspiring to aid Chinese spy agency Ping Li gave the Chinese government information about the country’s hacking of a major U.S. company and cyber training materials, the DOJ said. Aug 23, 2024 By Tim Starks
A photo of a building at the Georgia Institute of Technology. (Photo Courtesy of Georgia Tech) DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts The suit relies on a Civil War-era law that DOJ has increasingly turned to for cyber cases. Aug 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
A screenshot of a documentary featuring a fake Tom Cruise promoted as part of a Pro-Russian information operation. (Image via Microsoft) Fake Tom Cruise warns of violence at Paris Olympics in pro-Russian info op The influence campaign includes a phony Netflix documentary and seeks to undermine France and the International Olympic Committee. Jun 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) FCC wants rules for ‘most important part of the internet you’ve probably never heard of’ U.S. agencies want to secure the Border Gateway Protocol, but experts question whether their approach could worsen security. Apr 24, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction. Apr 22, 2024 By Tim Starks
The U.S. Department of Justice. (bpperry/Getty Images) Justice and Commerce Department ‘strike force’ target theft of quantum, autonomous technologies A series of criminal cases took aim at individuals seeking to help China, Russia and Iran gain access to sensitive U.S. tech. May 16, 2023 By Tonya Riley
This Bay Area prosecutor wants to help police nationwide take on ‘pig butchering’ scams Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Erin West's "Operation Shamrock" isn't relying on luck to take down the worst criminals. Apr 17, 2023 By Tonya Riley
(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) White House talks with TikTok stall after blistering congressional hearing TikTok's general counsel said Friday the company hasn't heard from the Biden administration since CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress. Mar 31, 2023 By Tonya Riley
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, presided over a hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 09. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) White House faces deeply skeptical Congress as it advocates for controversial surveillance tool Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires in December, is in perhaps its most precarious position yet. Feb 28, 2023 By Tonya Riley
A pedestrian walks past a seal reading “Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation”, displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building, in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) FBI says cyber incident at New York field office ‘contained’ The bureau is working to gain additional information about the reported cyberattack. Feb 17, 2023 By Nihal Krishan