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Officials: Washington Being Targeted by Phishing Campaign
2020-09-25 12:26

Washington state is among those being targeted by a "Large-scale, highly sophisticated" nationwide phishing campaign, the office of Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday. At a press conference Thursday, Inslee said that the state is taking proactive measures to protect state systems, but he said that no ransomware activity has occurred among the agencies targeted, and no state services have been impacted.

Washington state Senate passes bill to rein in facial recognition
2020-02-21 10:12

On Wednesday, the state senate passed a bill - Senate Bill 6280 - that would prohibit state and local government agencies from using facial recognition in most instances, including. The latest version of the bill specifies that at least 90 days before government agencies adopt a new facial recognition technology, they must inform the public about the technology in question - in detail.

Smartphone Election in Washington State
2020-01-27 12:03

King County voters will be able to use their name and birthdate to log in to a Web portal through the Internet browser on their phones, says Bryan Finney, the CEO of Democracy Live, the Seattle-based voting company providing the technology. Once voters have completed their ballots, they must verify their submissions and then submit a signature on the touch screen of their device.

Zuckerberg Sets Talks in Washington on 'Future Regulation'
2019-09-19 04:42

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was expected in Washington Thursday for private talks with policymakers as the leading social network faces a myriad of regulatory and legal issues....

Those fake spying cell towers in Washington DC? Ex-intel staffers claim they're Israeli
2019-09-12 22:28

But Trump Administration seemingly unbothered After months of speculation about who exactly was behind a series of eavesdropping fake cell towers in Washington DC, it appears the answer is Israel.…

Washington, D.C. AG Wants Better Data Breach Protection
2019-03-22 21:03

Top District Prosecutor Aims to Improve Consumer Breach ProtectionKarl Racine, the attorney general for Washington, D.C., is looking to strengthen the District's data breach laws, specifically by...

Washington Post offers invalid cookie consent under EU rules – ICO
2018-11-19 09:49

UK watchdog waves fist in paper’s general direction, asks it to stop forcing people to accept tracking The Washington Post newspaper's online subscription options don't comply with European Union...

State of Washington has new laws and the Air National Guard to help secure 2018 midterm election
2018-10-18 13:11

Washington state aims to stay protected this election season via anti-hacking efforts of the Air National Guard, as well as strengthened audit procedures

Back in Washington, Trump Under Pressure to Reverse Course on Russia
2018-07-17 17:38

President Donald Trump found himself isolated and under pressure to reverse course Tuesday after publicly challenging the US intelligence conclusion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election during...

Washington DC “awash” with fake cell towers
2018-04-06 11:42

DHS has detected IMSI catchers that track phones and intercept calls