Biden administration is studying whether to strip DOD of Trump-era cyber authorities

The Biden administration is considering revising the Trump-era policy which gave broad cyber authorities to the Department of Defense and Cyber Command.

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Estonian man sentenced to prison for role in cyber intrusions, ransomware attacks

Maksim Berezan was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for cybercrimes, including ransomware extortions.

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Okta breach leads to questions on disclosure, reliance on third-party vendors

Security experts questioned how long it took Okta to disclose the Lapsus$ breach and worried about a domino effect.

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Venezuelan leftists took to Twitter in attempt to swing Colombian presidential election

An account had more than 144,000 followers before Twitter suspended it.

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Zelenskyy deepfake crude, but still might be a harbinger of dangers ahead

A deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was quickly removed from Meta’s platform, but experts called it worrisome nonetheless.

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FCC rules requiring foreign governments to disclose broadcast time take effect

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said new rules requiring foreign governments to disclose when they lease broadcast time in the U.S. will increase transparency.

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Spy agencies’ leaks of Russian plans point to the future of information warfare, Sen. Warner says

Sen. Mark Warner discussed American intelligence successes and information warfare at a Washington think tank Monday.

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Russia to create its own security certificate authority, alarming experts

Russia responds to economic sanctions hobbling renewals of its Internet security certificates by saying it will create its own.

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