Tag: Cybersecurity
7 entries in the ledger
DHS analysts twice dismissed suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, the unclassified platform agencies and law-enforcement partners use to share sensitive data, letting intruders remain inside...
Reuters reported late October 5, 2026 that the FBI removed an Accenture contractor after a breach, claimed by the hacking group ShinyHunters, exposed data on potentially thousands of bureau employees, including home...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a Sept. 22, 2026 memo directing U.S. Cyber Command and the Pentagon's combat support agencies to prioritize intelligence and cyber capabilities to "track down, disrupt and...
The Justice Department on Aug. 28, 2026 edited a press release it had issued two days earlier about a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group it calls QTFY. The original Aug. 26 release described the Senate, the Federal...
President Trump signed a national security memorandum on Aug. 12 directing the creation of a federal program that will authorize vetted private companies to carry out offensive hacking against foreign cyber-enabled...
At a Cabinet meeting held at Camp David on July 31, President Trump rejected reports that Iran-linked hackers were behind cyber activity that affected control technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems...
Reporting from Bloomberg in December 2025 revealed the Trump administration is preparing to involve private companies in offensive cyberattacks against foreign hackers and state-sponsored adversaries, an area...