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Election Hacks Can Legally Be Concealed

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
2020 elections, cybersecurity, FBI, Russian hacking

If the FBI discovers that foreign hackers have infiltrated the networks of your county election office, you may not find out about it until after voting is over. And your governor and other state officials may be kept in the dark, too.

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International Technology 

EU Warns Hostile Countries Are 5G Risk, Avoids Naming Names

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
ap5, conspiracy, cybersecurity, espionage, EU, Spying, telecommunications

The European Union has warned that next-generation telecommunication networks face a range of cyber threats, including from hostile countries.

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Business Technology 

Antitrust

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 BRIEF
antitrust, Brief5, conspiracy, cybersecurity

A federal judge dismissed without prejudice NSS Labs’ claim that Symantec conspired to suppress competition in the testing of cybersecurity products by adopting a standard to which NSS Labs refused to adhere.

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Criminal International 

Cyber Expert Dodges Prison Time in Banking Malware Scheme

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 JOE KELLY
cybersecurity, sentencing, United Kingdom, Wisconsin

Weighing his prior crimes against his help in stopping a global computer virus two years ago, a federal judge on Friday sentenced a world-famous British cybersecurity expert to time served and a year of supervised release for his role in a major malware scheme.

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Government Regional Technology 

Audit Finds 21 California Agencies at High Risk of Cyberattacks

July 16, 2019 NICK CAHILL
Audit, California, cybersecurity

Although protecting personal data and improving information security systems are staples of California’s current legislative session, a new report released Tuesday says over 20 state agencies are hacking risks due to lax IT protocols.

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Government National Politics 

House Panel Grapples With Election Security Ahead of 2020

June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 MEGAN MINEIRO
cybersecurity, Elections, hacking, Pol3, Russia, U.S. House of Representatives

A bipartisan warning came out of a House committee Tuesday that the U.S. election system remains vulnerable to attacks from Russia and other foreign adversaries as the 2020 election nears.

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Government International Media National Politics 

Trump Calls Newspaper Report on Russia Power Grid ‘Treason’

June 16, 2019June 17, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
cybersecurity, Donald Trump, Journalism, Russia, The New York Times

President Donald Trump has lashed out at The New York Times, saying it engaged in a “virtual act of treason” for a story that said the U.S. was ramping up its cyber-intrusions into Russia’s power grid.

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Government International 

Russian Security Officer Convicted of Treason

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
cybersecurity, Russia, sentencing, verdict

A former cybersecurity officer in Russia’s Federal Security Service has been sentenced to six years in prison for treason.

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Government International Media Technology 

EU Ignores US Calls to Ban Huawei in 5G Cyber Blueprint

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
cellphones, cybersecurity, European Commission

The European Commission has ignored U.S. calls to ban Chinese tech supplier Huawei as it announced a series of new cybersecurity recommendations for next-generation mobile networks.

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Criminal International Technology 

Russia’s Ex-Cyber Security Chief Gets 22-Year Sentence

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
cybersecurity, military, Russia, sentencing

A court in Moscow on Tuesday sentenced a senior Russian cyber intelligence official and an executive at a cybersecurity firm to lengthy prison sentences on treason charges.

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Business Consumers Courts Law Technology 

Android Users Need More to Sue Facebook for Collecting Phone Data

December 6, 2018 NICHOLAS IOVINO
cybersecurity, Facebook, privacy, security

To advance a privacy class action against Facebook, Android users must explain precisely what permissions they granted before the tech giant started harvesting their phone call and text data, a federal judge said in court Thursday.

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Government International Politics Technology 

Russian Cybersecurity Firm Fails to Topple Agency-Wide Ban

December 3, 2018 TIM RYAN
computer, cybersecurity, Russia, software, Spying

The D.C. Circuit endorsed a ban Friday that was adopted in response to Kremlin subterfuge, finding nothing unduly punitive about keeping Russian-made software out of U.S. government offices.

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Business Consumers Financial Government Securities Technology 

Derivative Action Slams Symantec for Improper Revenue Reporting to Enrich Execs

November 27, 2018November 28, 2018 NICKEESHA SWABY
cybersecurity, SEC, Shareholder derivative, shareholders, slr2

Cybersecurity provider Symantec Corp. manipulated the company’s financial results and made false statements to investors until news of an Securities

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Government Technology 

US Panel Warns Against Government Purchase of Chinese Tech

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, Congress, cybersecurity, digital data, internet

A congressional advisory panel says the purchase of internet-linked devices manufactured in China leaves the United States vulnerable to security breaches that could put critical infrastructure at risk.

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Government Law National Politics 

Cybersecurity Officials Start Focusing on 2020 Elections

November 7, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
cybersecurity, Elections, Russian hacking

An unprecedented federal and state collaboration to defend election systems against Russian interference ended with no obvious voting system compromises, although it’s not entirely clear why.

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Consumers Technology 

Uber Ponies Up $148M in Multistate Deal Over 2016 Data Breach

September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 MARIA DINZEO
cybersecurity, data breach, hackers, Settlement, Uber

Uber has agreed to pay $148 million in a multistate settlement over its coverup of a 2016 data breach that resulted in the theft of personal information from 57 million riders and drivers, California’s attorney general said Wednesday.

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Government International National Politics Technology 

Coats Warns China Cyber Activities Are Targeting State, Local Governments

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 ELLEN ROBINSON
China, cybersecurity

President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence warned Tuesday that China is carrying out nefarious cyber activities on an “unprecedented scale” and targeting state, federal and local government entities.

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Business Government National Politics Technology 

US Ban on Kaspersky Lab Products Upheld

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 BRITAIN EAKIN
cybersecurity, Russia

A federal judge has upheld a U.S. government ban on the use of Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity products in government networks,  dismissing two lawsuits the Moscow-based antivirus company brought challenging the constitutionality of the ban.

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Business Civil Rights Consumers Criminal Government Law Politics Regional Technology 

Microsoft and Google Urge Veto of Georgia Cybersecurity Bill

May 7, 2018May 10, 2018 KAYLA GOGGIN
cybersecurity, Georgia, Google, Microsoft, veto

Microsoft and Google are among the tech giants who are urging Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to veto a proposed state law that would make unauthorized computer access a crime punishable by up to a year in prison.

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Business Financial Securities Technology 

Intel Investors Question Timing of CEO’s Share Sales

March 13, 2018March 14, 2018 LORRAINE BAILEY
cybersecurity, SEC, Shareholder Class Action, slr2

Intel shareholders claim in a federal class action that CEO Brian Krzanich knew of the cybersecurity flaws with Intel’s microprocessor chips before the public was informed and sold $39 million in stock at an inflated price.

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