Category Archives: FBI Director Christopher Wray

U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

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The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. DOJ officials said the four men were responsible for carrying out the largest theft of sensitive personal information by state-sponsored hackers ever recorded.  Continue reading U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack→

FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

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The U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) said today companies can offer discounted cybersecurity services to political campaigns without running afoul of existing campaign finance laws, provided they already do the same for other non-political entities. The decision comes amid much jostling on Capitol Hill over election security at the state level, and fresh warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies about impending cyber attacks targeting candidates in the lead up to the 2020 election. Continue reading FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services→

FBI Director Calls Smartphone Encryption an ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’

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The debate over the government’s authority to access private encrypted data on digital devices was amplified when the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray called unbreakable encryption an ‘urgent public safety issue.’ Continue reading FBI Director Calls Smartphone Encryption an ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’→