Ukrainian servicemen mourn on the coffin of their comrade Oleh Kutsyn, commander of the “Karpatska Sitch” battalion killed during the war against Russia, during a funeral ceremony at Kyiv’s “Maidan” Independence Square on June 22, 2022. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Volunteer hacking efforts could unwittingly pull countries or private companies into a murky geopolitical mess, a researcher says.
Jun 22, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 27, 2022. The new agreement reached between the White House, the State Department, and the Treasury Department gives State new authorities to monitor cyber ops. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CAROLYN KASTER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
National Security Agency (NSA) Director and U.S. Cyber Command chief Gen. Paul Nakasone testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022 (Photo by: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The Biden administration is considering revising the Trump-era policy that gave broad cyber authorities to the Department of Defense and Cyber Command.
The DDoS incidents involving Ukrainian government and bank websites also came as an unidentified group sent spam text messages falsely claiming ATMs didn't work.
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Rob Silvers, right, chats with Deputy Homeland Security Secretary John Tien on Aug. 10, 2021, after Silvers was sworn in as the DHS undersecretary for strategy, policy, and plans at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. (DHS photo / Flickr)