Biden set to approve expansive authorities for Pentagon to carry out cyber operations
First instituted in 2018, NSPM-13 allowed the delegation of “well-defined authorities to the secretary of defense to conduct time-sensitive military...
Month: February 2018
Belarusian hackers launch another attack, adding to chaotic hacktivist activity around Ukraine
The extent and duration of the disruption is unclear. Bloomberg reported Sunday that some systems had been restored while others weren’t operating...
Microsoft seizes internet domains linked to GRU cyberattacks against Ukraine
Microsoft says it has shut down internet infrastructure that Russian state-backed hackers used to attack the networks of organizations in...
Deepfake laws emerge as harassment, security threats come into focus
Anew flurry of state and federal legislation that aims to better understand the creation of doctored video and audio files...
After Joker’s Stash shutdown, the market for stolen financial data looks a lot different
From mid-2020 to mid-2021, the value of the “carding” market fell to $1.4 billion, compared $1.9 billion during the same...
Tonya Riley
Tonya Riley covers privacy, surveillance and cryptocurrency for CyberScoop News. She previously wrote the Cybersecurity 202 newsletter for The Washington...
Federal CISO Chris DeRusha appointed deputy national cyber director, will serve both roles
Federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha, who has played an integral part in responding to the SolarWinds hack, is...
Dark web marketplace Dream Market to close after U.S. police nab suspected vendors
Dream Market, founded in 2013 and only accessible with anonymity software, has been among the busiest drug sites in operation today, specializing...
White House cyber director defends ‘tough’ national cybersecurity strategy ahead of release
The Biden administration issued its national security strategy last Wednesday, clearing the way for the imminent release of Inglis’s document. The strategy...
Before SolarWinds, US officials say SVR began stealthily targeting cloud services in 2018
The latest public statement from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security traces the evolution of Russia’s SVR foreign...
