Hackers Temporarily Take Down European Parliament Website
The European Parliament’s website was briefly disabled by a denial-of-service cyberattack on Wednesday, hours after lawmakers passed a…
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Ukraine Has Begun Moving Sensitive Data Outside Its Borders
Ukrainian government officials have begun storing sensitive data outside the country to protect it from Russian cyber and physical assault, and are…
Senate Passes Cyber Package That Would Require Firms to Report Hacks
The Senate Tuesday passed a cybersecurity package that would require companies to report damaging hacks and ransomware payments to the government,…
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Administration Forms Cybersecurity Review Board to Probe Failures
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has formed a panel of senior administration officials and private-sector experts to investigate major national…
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Moving—Some Say Too Slowly—to Address TikTok Security Risk
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is moving to revise federal rules to address potential security risks from TikTok and other foreign-owned apps, eight…
Biden to Expand National Security Agency Role in Government Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON—President
Biden
on Wednesday expanded the National Security Agency’s role in protecting the…
India Investigates Hacking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter Account
NEW DELHI—Indian officials are investigating how Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s
Twitter
account was hacked,…
Congress Inches Toward Response to Ransomware Attacks
CONGRESS, FEDS MAKE MOVES ON RANSOMWARE ATTACKS, but a clear fix for the expensive cybercrime epidemic is far from clear. The Senate Homeland Security…
Justice Department to Fine Contractors for Not Reporting Cyber Incidents
The Justice Department will impose large fines on federal contractors that fail to meet what its second in command said are “required cybersecurity…
Infrastructure Bill’s Cryptocurrency Measures Risk Pushing Criminals Further Underground
WASHINGTON—Tucked into a sweeping bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate earlier this month are measures intended to help provide…