The Oregon senator said Microsoft’s default settings for Windows and other products are enabling ransomware attacks, like the one against Ascension hospital system in 2024. 

The Oregon Democrat cited recent news of a major hack and years of “covering up” explanations of incidents.

The president selected the former RNC, White House and Millennium Challenge Corporation official for the job in February.

The Oregon Democrat has vowed to place a hold on the nomination to lead the agency until CISA releases the report.

But Trump’s pick to lead CISA sidestepped questions about alleged past or future election manipulation claims.

The lawmakers say the January purge has left the United States blind on the nature of the historic Salt Typhoon telecommunications breach.

It would go beyond the FCC’s own proposal to regulate telecommunications carriers under federal wiretapping law.

Ron Wyden, D-Ore., fears the regulations have a major loophole and don't cover enough repressive governments’ agencies.

But it falls short on a very key point, says a lawmaker who has been heavily scrutinizing spy agency purchase of commercial bulk data.

Civil liberties advocates want to narrow the scope of an amendment to a controversial surveillance law.