The defendants will increase reporting on spoofing, create a compliance team or AI and conduct regular training for staff on how to identify deceptive messages and the dangers of misinformation in U.S. elections.
Seven sources tell CyberScoop that a lack of coordination and miscommunication between federal agencies and the telecommunications industry left critical networks exposed to the Chinese hacking group.
“When minority commissioners dissent, they are fired,” Commissioner Anna Gomez said of the Trump administration’s assault on free speech.
150 active and retired officials from across the country asked Senate and House appropriations leaders to set aside $400 million for the next fiscal year.
Requests to block federal agencies from sharing federal data with states and to condition federal election funding were denied by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
The lawsuit casts much of the order as broadly illegal and outside the scope of the executive branch’s constitutional powers.
The order seeks to withhold federal funding from states that don’t comply, sparking a heated backlash from legal and election experts.
The move, which critics say is unconstitutional, also potentially threatens numerous agency investigations and enforcement around privacy and cybersecurity.
The outgoing chair weighs in on how the FCC has addressed newer technologies, efforts to respond to Chinese intrusions into U.S. telecom networks, and regulating AI in political ads.
In an update Friday, the White House says nine telecom companies were impacted by the Chinese espionage effort.
