Artificial Intelligence Biden Administration Names a Director of the New AI Safety Institute The Biden administration named Elizabeth Kelly as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence. Associated PressFebruary 7, 2024
Government Google Links Over 60 Zero-Days to Commercial Spyware Vendors More than 60 of the Adobe, Google, Android, Microsoft, Mozilla and Apple zero-days that have come to light since 2016 attributed to spyware vendors. Eduard KovacsFebruary 6, 2024
Cyberwarfare General Timothy Haugh Takes Lead of NSA and Cyber Command General Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of NSA and USCYBERCOM on February 2, 2024, taking over the role from General Paul M. Nakasone. Mike LennonFebruary 4, 2024
Government Biden to Veto Attempt to Overturn SEC Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules President Biden would veto Republican lawmakers’ attempt to overturn the SEC’s recent cyber incident disclosure rules. Eduard KovacsFebruary 2, 2024
Government Ex-CIA Computer Engineer Gets 40 Years in Prison for Giving Spy Agency Hacking Secrets to WikiLeaks Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child... Associated PressFebruary 2, 2024
Cybercrime US Sanctions Two ISIS-Affiliated ‘Cybersecurity Experts’ US Treasury Department announces sanctions against two Egyptian nationals accused of running an ISIS cyber platform. Eduard KovacsJanuary 31, 2024
Government US Lawmakers Introduce Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act New bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to improve cybersecurity protections within the food and agriculture sector. Ionut ArghireJanuary 30, 2024
Government US Disrupted Chinese Hacking Operation Aimed at Critical Infrastructure: Report US government reportedly disabled parts of a botnet-powered cyber campaign conducted by the Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon. Eduard KovacsJanuary 30, 2024
Cybercrime US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Man Over Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Insurer US, UK and Australia announce sanctions against Alexander Ermakov for his role in the 2022 ransomware attack on healthcare insurer Medibank. Eduard KovacsJanuary 24, 2024
Government US Gov Publishes Cybersecurity Guidance for Water and Wastewater Utilities CISA, FBI and EPA document aims to help water and wastewater organizations improve their cyber resilience and incident response. Ionut ArghireJanuary 19, 2024
Government Energy Department to Invest $30 Million in Clean Energy Cybersecurity Solutions Organizations can earn up to $3 million in federal funding for cyber tools securing the clean energy infrastructure. Ionut ArghireJanuary 18, 2024
Government Energy Department Offering $70 Million for Security, Resilience Research US Department of Energy offering up to $70 million in funding for research into technologies that boost the resilience and security of energy sector. Eduard KovacsJanuary 5, 2024