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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency earlier today issued a warning to all industries operating critical infrastructures about a new ransomware threat that if left unaddressed could have severe consequences. The advisory comes in response to a cyberattack targeting an unnamed natural gas compression facility that employed spear-phishing to deliver ransomware to the company's internal network, encrypting critical data and knocking servers out of operation for almost two days.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency earlier today issued a warning to all industries operating critical infrastructures about a new ransomware threat that if left unaddressed could have severe consequences. The advisory comes in response to a cyberattack targeting an unnamed natural gas compression facility that employed spear-phishing to deliver ransomware to the company's internal network, encrypting critical data and knocking servers out of operation for almost two days.
The U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency has released its cybersecurity plan for the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, outlining the agency's role as a facilitator that will assist federal, state and local agencies in protecting critical election infrastructure. CISA, a unit of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will focus on protecting the election infrastructure as well as the infrastructure used by campaigns and political parties; making sure voters are protected from disinformation campaigns; and issuing warnings and responses related to foreign influence and hacking.
The United States' ambassador to Germany said Sunday that President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei. Washington has been pressing allies to ban Huawei, one of the world's largest tech firms, from next-generation 5G mobile data networks, saying it is a security risk.
The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen. Virtually every other advanced economy has established an independent agency to address data protection challenges, and many other challenges of the digital age.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed new charges against Huawei and several of its subsidiaries, plus its CFO, accusing them of racketeering and engaging in a conspiracy to steal trade secrets from American companies. The new 16-count indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Huawei and four subsidiaries - Huawei Devices, Huawei USA, Futurewei and Skycom - of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to "Misappropriate intellectual property, including from six U.S. technology companies, in an effort to grow and operate Huawei's business."
The UK's National Crime Agency has publicly distanced itself from a poster urging parents to call police if their child has installed Kali Linux, Tor or - brace yourself - Discord. Should your child install Kali Linux, virtual machines or internet privacy tool Tor, West Midlands Police wants to know immediately.
Only a week after the mobile app meltdown in Iowa's Democratic Caucus, computer scientists at MIT have revealed their analysis of the Voatz app used in West Virginia's 2018 midterm election. They claim the Android app is vulnerable to attacks that could undermine election integrity in the US state.
Chinese tech giant Huawei was hit Thursday with fresh US criminal charges alleging a "Decades-long" effort to steal trade secrets from American companies. A US indictment unsealed in New York alleges Huawei and its proxies conspired "To misappropriate intellectual property" from six US firms as part of a strategy to grow and become the world's largest telecom equipment maker, the Justice Department said.
As the U.S. ramps up pressure on its allies to ban equipment from Chinese manufacturer Huawei from their 5G networks, U.S. officials now say they have evidence that the firm has created a backdoor that allows it to access mobile phone networks around the world, according to the Wall Street Journal. "We have evidence that Huawei has the capability secretly to access sensitive and personal information in systems it maintains and sells around the world," says Robert O'Brien, national security adviser, according to the Journal report.