The former CISA director departed the cybersecurity company in response to the order, which directs DOJ to investigate him.

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals.

The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.

A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023.

Ping Li gave the Chinese government information about the country’s hacking of a major U.S. company and cyber training materials, the DOJ said.

The suit relies on a Civil War-era law that DOJ has increasingly turned to for cyber cases.

The influence campaign includes a phony Netflix documentary and seeks to undermine France and the International Olympic Committee.

U.S. agencies want to secure the Border Gateway Protocol, but experts question whether their approach could worsen security.

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.