More frequent disruption operations needed to dent ransomware gangs, officials say

The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down.

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CrowdStrike exec apologizes in front of Congress over huge global IT outage

House lawmakers struck a sympathetic tone toward the company at a hearing where they nevertheless said nothing like that could happen again.

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Exclusive: House Homeland Security chair releases, pushes forth cyber workforce bill

CyberScoop has the full details of the legislation, under which Rep. Mark Green wants to establish an ROTC-like program and more.

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European, Latin American authorities arrest 17 in crackdown on phishing network with 483,000 victims

Europol and eight other agencies launched the bust aimed at a network that targeted people trying to regain access to lost or stolen phones.

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Deterrence in cyberspace is possible — and ‘urgent’ — amid ‘alarming’ hybrid attacks, State cyber ambassador says

In an interview with CyberScoop, Nate Fick also discussed the structure of his office and regions of emphasis.

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Russian threat groups shift attention to Harris-Walz campaign, researchers find

Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket.

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Election officials say U.S. Postal Service woes place election mail at risk

A letter from election officials in all 50 states and D.C. said the agency needed to take immediate action.

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Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years

One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements.

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Predator spyware resurfaces with signs of activity, Recorded Future says

Sanctions and public exposure might have driven Intellexa into silence for months, but that doesn’t mean its Predator spyware is gone for good.

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