The sun flares over the headquarters of the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) U.S. sanctions take aim at Chinese company said to aid hackers’ massive botnet A joint takedown operation last year sought to disrupt Flax Typhoon’s compromise of hundreds of thousands of devices. Jan 3, 2025 By Tim Starks
Bento Fotography/Getty Images Attackers can surveil, disrupt vehicles outfitted with popular GPS tracker, CISA warns Experts say the vulnerabilities found in the MiCODUS GPS tracker reflect a larger security problem in the Internet of Things ecosystem. Jul 19, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., speaks Oct. 26, 2017, at Dell Technologies’ Digital Transformation Summit presented by FedScoop. (CyberScoop) After years of work, Congress passes ‘internet of things’ cybersecurity bill — and it’s kind of a big deal Sens. Mark Warner and Cory Gardner teamed up with Reps. Robin Kelly and Will Hurd to get significant cybersecurity legislation across the finish line. Nov 23, 2020 By Tim Starks
(Flickr/Texas Tribune) With Will Hurd’s retirement, Congress loses a key cybersecurity advocate The Texas Republican has advocated strong encryption and higher standards for connected devices. Aug 2, 2019 By Jeff Stone