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Chairman Sen. Rand Paul (L), R-Ky., and Ranking Member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., (R) listens during a nomination hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 3. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Exclusive: Peters, Rounds tee up bill to renew expiring cyber threat information sharing law

The law is due to lapse in September, something cyber experts and industry officials say would be a huge loss.

Apr 16, 2025 By Tim Starks

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) participates in a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Privacy fights over expiring surveillance law loom after House hearing

At issue are warrant requirements sought by Judiciary Committee members and other gripes they have about the most recent Section 702 legislation.

Apr 8, 2025 By Tim Starks

Privacy-boosting tech could prevent breaches, data misuse with government aid, report says

The New America Open Technology Institute report comes amid DOGE access to sensitive government agency information that has alarmed experts.

Mar 25, 2025 By Tim Starks

A demonstrator holds up a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 4. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

DOGE staffer violated security policies at Treasury Department, court filing shows

The filing was part of a case brought by state attorneys general seeking to block DOGE access to sensitive information.

Mar 17, 2025 By Tim Starks

Federal workers and their supporters gather outside OPM on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., to protest Elon Musk and DOGE’s takeover of federal systems. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy rules

House members say Musk’s organization is “running roughshod” over security and privacy standards, and senators worry about access to classified information.

Feb 5, 2025 By Tim Starks

This illustration photograph taken on November 27, 2024, shows the logo of US instant messaging software Whatsapp displayed on a smartphone’s screen, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society

The company linked to the campaign recently signed a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Jan 31, 2025 By Tim Starks

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a pen bearing his signature during a briefing on the federal response to the Los Angeles wildfires in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Second Biden cyber executive order directs agency action on fed security, AI, space

A draft obtained by CyberScoop would give the sitting president a short window to sign it before his exit.

Jan 13, 2025 By Tim Starks

After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital

Forty nations have to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force, and they have some leeway on how to implement it.

Dec 31, 2024 By Tim Starks

Students, behind a banner reading “15 minutes for 15 lives,” block a street in Belgrade on Dec. 12, standing in silence to honor the 15 victims of the tragedy that occurred at the railway station in Novi Sad in November. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)

Amnesty International exposes Serbian police’s use of spyware on journalists, activists

The comprehensive report showed how Serbian law enforcement combined Cellebrite’s tech with a novel Android-focused spyware program.

Dec 16, 2024 By Tim Starks

The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building is seen on August 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

CFPB proposes new rule to regulate expansive data broker industry

The rule would force data brokers to adhere to the same standards as established credit agencies.

Dec 3, 2024 By Greg Otto