Security News

Ex-Senate Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Personal Data
2019-04-08 04:36

A former congressional staffer has pleaded guilty to five federal offenses that stem from illegally posting online the home addresses and telephone numbers of five Republican senators who backed...

No dice, comrade! Senate floats Russia-busting election law
2019-04-05 01:01

Proposed bill would bring immediate sanctions for tampering with democracy The US Senate is mulling a bill that would call for sanctions on any country caught trying to hack or influence American...

U.S. Senators Want Transparency on Senate Cyberattacks
2019-03-14 15:00

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Tom Cotton believe all senators should receive information on successful cyberattacks aimed at the Senate. read more

Equifax Was Aware of Cybersecurity Weaknesses for Years, Senate Report Says
2019-03-11 16:31

The massive Equifax data breach that impacted 148 million Americans in 2017 was the result of years of poor cybersecurity practices, a new Staff Report from the United States Senate’s Permanent...

US House and Senate debate new data privacy law
2019-02-28 13:54

A steady stream of hair-raising revelations about the treatment of users' data by Facebook, et al. is pushing Congress to do *something.*

Consumer Groups Protest Being Left Out of Senate Privacy Hearing
2019-02-25 13:27

Consumer groups voiced dismay Friday after a US Senate panel considering privacy legislation scheduled a largely industry-packed witness list for an upcoming hearing. read more

Senate Committee Approves Several Cybersecurity Bills
2018-09-27 13:50

The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday voted to approve several cybersecurity bills, including ones related to incident response, supply chain...

Senate Panel to Hear From Internet Execs on Privacy Policies
2018-09-26 14:16

The Trump administration is hoping Congress can come up with a new set of national rules governing how companies can use consumers' data that finds a balance between "privacy and prosperity." read more

Lawmaker: US Senate, Staff Targeted by State-Backed Hackers
2018-09-20 03:59

Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and the Senate’s security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says. read more

In Trump Rebuke, US Senate Votes to Reimpose Ban on China's ZTE
2018-06-19 01:27

The US Senate defied President Donald Trump by voting Monday to overrule his administration's deal with Chinese telecom firm ZTE and reimpose a ban on high-tech chip sales to the company. Senators...