State Department’s disinformation office to close after funding nixed in NDAA

The Global Engagement Center, which tracks and exposes foreign disinformation narratives in foreign countries, will see its authority to operate expire Dec. 24.

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Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good start to preventing Salt Typhoon-style breaches

The annual defense spending bill contains money the FCC has sought to use to reimburse telecommunications carriers for removing Chinese equipment.

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FCC, for first time, proposes cybersecurity rules tied to wiretapping law

The proposed rules are a response to Salt Typhoon’s breach of at least eight U.S. telecom companies.

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Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity

The little-populated state is seeing its governor and two senators move into key positions to influence cyber policy.

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Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches

The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.

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Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.

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Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record

The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified.

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Lawmakers press agencies, telecoms for more details on Salt Typhoon hacks

On Thursday, Republican and Democratic leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote to the three telecommunication firms asking for more information on their response, calling the incident “extremely alarming for both economic and national security reasons.”

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House panel moves bill that adds AI systems to National Vulnerability Database

The AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act would put NIST in charge of setting up a vulnerability reporting process for AI systems.

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House Intel Republicans request FBI, SEC briefing on Temu

Congressional Republicans on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence are requesting a briefing from the FBI and Securities Exchange Commission on e-commerce app Temu and its parent company, Pinduoduo, saying both pose a potential threat to national security and the personal data of Americans. In a letter sent Tuesday to FBI Director Christopher Wray […]

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