Biden’s fiscal failures loom over treasury nominee’s path
Thursday’s confirmation hearing for treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent carries immense importance, given the fragile state of America’s fiscal foundation.…
Has the TikTok Ban Already Backfired on US Cybersecurity?
The Supreme Court has affirmed TikTok's ban in the US, which has its users in revolt and is creating a…
US Sanctions Chinese Hacker & Firm for Treasury, Critical Infrastructure Breaches
The cyber actor played a role in the Treasury breach as well as attacks on critical infrastructure, linked to China-backed…
US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea's Ministry of National Defense…
CISA orders agencies to patch BeyondTrust bug exploited in attacks
CISA tagged a vulnerability in BeyondTrust's Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) as actively exploited in attacks, ordering…
Treasury hackers also breached US foreign investments review office
Chinese hackers, part of the state-backed Silk Typhoon threat group, have reportedly breached the Committee on Foreign Investment in the…
China’s Salt Typhoon Adds Charter, Windstream to Telecom Victim List
These latest attacks follow a long string of cyberattacks and breaches targeting US and global telecom and ISP companies.
CISA says recent government hack limited to US Treasury
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the Treasury Department breach disclosed last week did not…
Speaker Johnson faces year of tight votes and acrimony: ‘A lot of expectations’
The Speaker of the House of the 119th Congress is now facing several critical political fights while navigating a razor-thin…
Thousands of Buggy BeyondTrust Systems Remain Exposed
Weeks after the critical vulnerability was reported and a hacking of the Treasury Department, nearly 9,000 BeyondTrust instances remain wide…