Security News

Mozilla says ISPs are lying to Congress about encrypted DNS
2019-11-06 12:34

Mozilla on Friday posted a letter urging Congress to take the broadband industry's lobbying against encrypted DNS within Firefox and Chrome with a grain of salt.

Congress Grills Facebook's Zuckerberg on Cryptocurrency Plans
2019-10-23 21:18

Facebook CEO Faces Questions on Privacy, Use of Libra Currency for CrimesA U.S. Congressional committee on Wednesday peppered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg with tough questions about the company's...

Congress Hears Ideas for Battling ID Theft
2019-09-16 18:18

Experts Call for Rethinking Identity Management in Financial Services SectorAs cybercriminals adopt new methods to steal and manipulate victims' identities, the U.S. financial services industry...

NSA asks Congress to permanently reauthorize spying program that was so shambolic, the snoops had shut it down
2019-08-16 20:09

You never know, we might figure out how not to screw up in future Analysis In the clearest possible sign that the US intelligence services live within their own political bubble, the director of...

US still 'not prepared' in event of a serious cyber attack and Congress can't help if it happens
2019-08-12 18:02

Politicians appeal to hackers to take up the fight DEF CON Despite some progress, the US is still massively underprepared for a serious cyber attack and the current administration isn't helping...

Congress Wants Capital One, Amazon to Explain Data Breach
2019-08-02 10:17

Leaders of House and Senate committees want Capital One and Amazon to explain to Congress how a hacker accessed personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit card customers...

Facebook should put a stop to Libra for now, says Congress
2019-07-04 10:34

Could Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency undermine the security of the global financial ecosystem?

Bill Would Help Congress Track Offensive 'Cyber Tool' Sales
2019-05-17 09:03

State Department Would Be Required to Provide Information on Approved SalesA House panel has approved a measure designed to make sure Congress is informed when U.S. companies sell offensive cyber...

Bill Would Help Congress Track Sale of Cyber Weapons
2019-05-16 20:48

State Department Would Be Required to Provide Information on Approved SalesA House panel has approved a measure designed to make sure Congress is informed when U.S. companies sell offensive cyber...

Congress Asks Google 10 Questions On Its Location Tracking Database
2019-04-24 14:48

U.S. Congress has sent an open letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking for more information about its Sensorvault database that’s reportedly being used by law enforcement agencies to solve crime...