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It was reported this week that the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in dire straits, following a year of cuts, layoffs and furloughs under…
Cisco Says Hackers Are Exploiting Critical Flaw To Break Into Large Customer Networks By 2023
Cisco says hackers have been exploiting a flaw in one of its popular networking products used by big businesses for at least three years, prompting the…
Senator, who has repeatedly warned of secret US government surveillance, raises new alarm over ‘CIA activities’
A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the US government’s most secretive operations said he has “deep concerns” about some of the Central Intelligence…
Every year, TechCrunch looks back at the cyber horror shows of the past 12 months—from the biggest data breaches to hacks that resulted in weeks of…
US prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of an active-duty US Army soldier in December to a massive theft of US phone records from AT&T and…
A breach of Gravy Analytics’ vast trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
An intrusion and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics threatens the privacy of millions of people around the world whose smartphone apps inadvertently exposed…
China hacked US Treasury’s CFIUS, which reviews foreign investment for national security risks
Chinese hackers have reportedly breached a key office in the US Treasury Department tasked with reviewing foreign investments and transactions that could threaten US national security.…
Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few are greater than the potential sabotage capabilities posed by China-backed hackers, who senior US national security…
US charges Russian civilian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware
The Justice Department has charged a Russian citizen with conspiring to destroy Ukrainian government computer systems as part of a widespread hacking effort by Russia ahead…
The US government announced Thursday that it is banning the sale of Kaspersky Antivirus in the country and asking Americans who use the software to switch…