Iranian hackers planned attack on Boston Children’s Hospital last summer, FBI director says
The FBI is keeping an eye on threats from Iran and China even as Russia takes priority.
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Christopher Wray
The long, bumpy road to cyber incident reporting legislation — and the one still ahead
The legislation eventually garnered widespread support on its way to becoming law, but much remains unresolved.
FBI: Cybercrime reports saw ‘unprecedented’ rise last year, costing nearly $7B
Business email compromise again proved costliest, at $2.4 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Lawmakers press spy leaders on lagging efforts to block foreign hackers
Lawmakers aren't satisfied that public-private partnerships will seal up visibility gaps on hacking.
White House official, former Nunes aide Michael Ellis named NSA general counsel
The White House has been pressuring the DOD on this one.
US blames Iran for threatening emails sent to Florida voters
The allegation marks a quick turnaround for U.S. national security officials after voters reported a series of odd messages.
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‘DisrupTor’ dark-web crackdown leads to 179 arrests by international law enforcement
It’s only the latest in a series of international sting operations against illicit underground commerce.
US officials say they’ve cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple
The Crypto Wars rage eternal.
Facebook claims NSO Group’s lawyers have conflict of interest in WhatsApp case
Facebook alleged that King & Spalding’s past work defending WhatsApp gave NSO Group an unfair advantage.
‘We have to hit the problem the way it hits us’: How the FBI tracks a range of hacking threats
The FBI has essentially had to become a “surge force” in handling cybersecurity issues, ramping up resources to combat a threat when it makes sense to.