Christian Vasquez

Christian was a reporter for CyberScoop covering industrial cybersecurity. He previously wrote for E&E News at POLITICO covering cybersecurity in the energy sector.

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The Russian flag flies at the embassy’s compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury sanctions Russian hackers that breached US water utilities

Government

Blue pipes going to an oil refinery. (Getty Images)

Ransomware attacks are hitting energy, oil and gas sectors especially hard, report finds

Threats

A visitor walks past the telecommunications giant AT&T’s logo at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 27, 2023. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Phone, text message records of ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers stolen

Threats

Digital money transaction. (Getty Images)

White House wants to boost cyber funds for fiscal 2026

Government

A business office is tied up in regulations. (Getty Images)

Critical infrastructure organizations want CISA to dial back cyber reporting

Government

A bridge at night. (Getty Images)

Researchers uncover rare, difficult-to-exploit OpenSSH vulnerability

Technology

Steel oil pipes from a refinery. (Getty Images)

US businesses struggle to obtain cyber insurance, lawmakers are told

Government

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on the Judiciary at Rayburn House Office Building on July 26, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

DHS releases critical infrastructure priorities for next two years

Government

Outline map of United States of America concept with data charts representing communication, internet and technology. (Getty Images)

CISA leads first tabletop exercise for AI cybersecurity

Government