Malware linked to Salt Typhoon used to hack telcos around the world

A report from Trend Micro details the highly sophisticated ways Salt Typhoon carries out its operations.

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America’s DEA Ordered to Stop Searching Random Travellers at Airports – and Seizing Their Cash

America’s Justice Department “has ordered all consensual searches by drug enforcement agents conducted at the nation’s airports stopped,” reports Georgia’s local TV station Atlanta News First — after their series of investigations “uncovered how … Continue reading America’s DEA Ordered to Stop Searching Random Travellers at Airports – and Seizing Their Cash

‘Potentially Toxic’ Chemical Byproduct May Be Present in 1/3 of US Drinking Water

NBC News reports that a newly identified chemical byproduct “may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found.”

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Sen. Blumenthal wants FCC to get busy on telecom wiretap security rules

The subcommittee chair said the FCC has the ability to act now in response to Salt Typhoon targeting the 2024 presidential campaigns.

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How to remove the cybersecurity gridlock from the nation’s energy lifelines

A unified approach from both public and private sectors is essential to safeguard our critical infrastructure.

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DHS nominee Kristi Noem stood alone for rejecting department cyber grants to state, local governments

But the South Dakota governor has touted cybersecurity as her state’s “next big industry” and signed cyber legislation into law.

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