US must establish independent military cyber service to fix ‘alarming’ problems — report

A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies aims to make the case for the creation of an independent military service for cyber.

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White House Nominates First Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy

Michael Sulmeyer has been nominated by the White House as the first assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy at the Pentagon.
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Top Democrat proposes minimum cybersecurity standards in wake of Change Healthcare attack

The new legislation from Sen. Mark Warner comes as health care groups say they would oppose such proposals.

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German political party targeted by SVR-linked group in spearphishing campaign, Mandiant says

The group may have been seeking insights on shifting European sentiments on Ukraine, threat analysts suggest.

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Attackers are targeting financial departments with SmokeLoader malware

Financially motivated hackers have been leveraging SmokeLoader malware in a series of phishing campaigns predominantly targeting Ukrainian government and administration organizations. The phishing campaign The Ukrainian SSSCIP State Cyber Protection Ce… Continue reading Attackers are targeting financial departments with SmokeLoader malware

House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups

A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

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House Passes Bill Barring Sale of Personal Information to Foreign Adversaries

H.R. 7520 prohibits data brokers from selling Americans’ data to foreign adversary countries or entities controlled by them.
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Five Eyes Agencies Issue New Alert on Chinese APT Volt Typhoon

Government agencies in the Five Eyes countries warn critical infrastructure entities of Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon.
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