Critical Citrix Bleed vulnerability is being used by hackers to target multiple businesses LockBit is abusing Citrix Bleed to deploy ransomware, CISA warns. TechRadar · Nov 22, 2023
The US government wants to offer better cybersecurity to major infrastructure firms CISA is expanding its security service offering to critical infrastructure organizations. TechRadar · Nov 21, 2023
Microsoft finally responds to numerous AI security warnings Microsoft has publicly addressed security concerns from the tech industry and made new promises to do better. Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023
Atlassian users need to patch their Confluence instances now to avoid data being destroyed by hackers A new flaw allows threat actors to destroy sensitive data, but not steal it. TechRadar · Nov 2, 2023
Governments around the world are being hacked thanks to Citrix flaws Someone's using Citrix Bleed to go after government endpoints and steal sensitive data. TechRadar · Nov 2, 2023
Administration fails forward on China chip exports Episode 478 of the Cyberlaw Podcast Reason · Oct 24, 2023
The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists' hands When Congress returns this week, Homeland Security officials and those in the chemical industries will be watching to see if a program regulating the chemical sector will be on its agenda The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023
White House Hosts School Districts Large and Small at Event Unveiling New K-12 Cybersecurity Initiative The new White House initiative aims to bolster cybersecurity in the nation’s schools Tech&Learning · Aug 24, 2023
CISA outlines guidance to prevent big tech being hacked again so easily Teenager Lapsus$ attackers managed to breach industry titans with well-known tactics, so CISA suggests some new approaches. TechRadar · Aug 11, 2023
These were the most exploited security vulnerabilities of 2022 - is your business protected? CISA reveals the most exploited flaws of 2022, with many being old vulnerabilities. TechRadar · Aug 4, 2023
Millions of users have personal info stolen due to this simple website access error IDORs are becoming a major problem and CISA is sounding the alarm. TechRadar · Jul 31, 2023
Hackers are targeting US critical infrastructure using this Citrix zero-day Citrix urges users to apply the fix ASAP, with US critical infrastructure among those affected. TechRadar · Jul 25, 2023
White House issues cybersecurity plan as GOP calls for restraint The 69-step plan from the White House to implement its broad cybersecurity strategy assigns more than a dozen federal agencies specific deadlines with the goal of protecting the nation through aggressive regulation. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
White House issues cybersecurity plan as GOP calls for restraint - Roll Call The White House plan to implement a broad cybersecurity strategy assigns more than a dozen federal agencies specific deadlines. Roll Call · Jul 18, 2023
WEKU · Jul 12, 2023 Microsoft says Chinese hackers breached email, including U.S. government agencies The U.S. government and Microsoft reveal Chinese hackers broke in to online email systems and stole some unclassified data.
TechRadar · Jul 3, 2023 These Samsung phone flaws have been exploited by spyware Top US security agency adds more Samsung mobile vulnerabilities to its catalog, with some already exploited.
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023 Army combat veteran to take over key election security role working with state, local officials An Army combat veteran with extensive cybersecurity and counterterrorism experience is taking over as one of the nation’s top election security officials
Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023 UCLA confirms it was hit by cyberattack but offers few details LOS ANGELES — UCLA says it is the latest victim of a cyberattack, but university officials did not specify what information was accessed or whether any information was posted online.
Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2023 US agencies are latest victims in MOVEit hacking spree About a week ago, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI sent out a joint advisory warning that a file-transfer product called MOVEit contained a dangerous flaw, one that could allow hackers to steal data from affected systems.
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 Energy Department among federal agencies breached by Russian ransomware gang U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments
Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2023 Cyberattack hits US national lab, nuclear waste site A contractor at a U.S. national lab and a radioactive waste storage site managed by the Department of Energy were among the victims of wide-ranging cyberattacks that saw several federal agencies hacked, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2023 US government agencies hit in global hacking spree US cyber-watchdog agency said it was still working to identify the impact of the hacking campaign.
TechRadar · Jun 15, 2023 LockBit ransomware has cost victims millions in the US alone CISA and FBI report sheds light on one of the most prolific ransomware groups out there.
Roll Call · Jun 6, 2023 Cybersecurity, nondefense research may face cuts in debt deal - Roll Call Spending on cybersecurity, research, and basic science could take a hit from the cap on nondefense spending included in the debt measure.
Al Jazeera · May 26, 2023 China could hack US ‘critical infrastructure’, State Dept warns Department accused Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Volt Typhoon, of carrying out cyber-espionage on US targets.