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US authorities release ransomware threat assessment tool
Aims to counter top destructive threat.
Jul 1 2021 10:59AM
US authorities charge alleged Netwalker ransomware affiliate
Claimed to have raked in A$36 million.
Jan 28 2021 11:13AM
JetBrains denies involvement in SolarWinds hack
Chief executive speculates misconfigured TeamCity could have been exploited.
Jan 7 2021 3:00PM
US offers bounties on election-interfering nation state hackers
Rewards of up to US$10 million on the table.
Aug 6 2020 9:01AM
US senators moot awards for encryption breaking tech
Prize carrot to go with the warrant stick.
Jun 24 2020 11:00AM
US says no to direct Chinese cable connection to Hong Kong
National security concerns raised.
Jun 19 2020 12:29PM
US charges and sanctions Lazarus Group's Chinese crypto launderers
Over US$100m in stolen cryptocurrency moved.
Mar 3 2020 1:10PM
Ericsson slapped with over US$1 billion fines for bribery
Corrupt conduct spanned 17 years and at least five countries.
Dec 7 2019 11:51PM
Anti-encryption laws 'imperil' cross-border data access deal with US
Govt shoots itself in the foot with crypto-busting laws?
Jul 17 2019 12:21PM
Trump order could bar Huawei from US networks
National security risks cited.
May 16 2019 7:40AM
Tightened vulnerability remediation deadlines for US govt agencies
Critical vulnerabilities must be fixed within 15 days after detection.
May 1 2019 10:56AM
China accuses Canadian, Huawei to sue as spat escalates
Fights US defence bill.
Mar 5 2019 9:05AM
US govt orders security measures for DNS hijack emergency
Iran blamed for "almost unprecedented scale" attacks compromising web and email traffic.
Jan 23 2019 10:39AM
US .gov sites dropping like flies as certs expire
Scuppered by government shutdown.
Jan 17 2019 7:16AM
Crossfire over slack cyber security at US anti-missile system
Pentagon and contractors slapped in audit.
Dec 18 2018 4:30PM
US bill would allow cross-border data access demands
Could break Microsoft Ireland vs US govt impasse.
Feb 7 2018 2:05PM
US deputy A-G calls for "responsible encryption"
Argues it would "not amount to backdoors".
Oct 13 2017 11:41AM
Foreign government code reviews 'problematic': White House
Present both security and intellectual property risks.
Oct 4 2017 6:39AM
US pushes ahead with collection of migrant social media info
"Affront to basic human dignity": privacy advocates.
Sep 28 2017 10:31AM
US seeks to mandate anti-hacking defences for self-driving cars
SELF DRIVE Act passes lower house.
Sep 7 2017 9:30AM
