By this summer, Americans wanting to access their Internal Revenue Service records online will be required to submit a facial video to confirm their identity.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
Sweden on Jan. 1 created the Swedish Psychological Defense Agency to fight the spread of disinformation campaigns.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | January 10, 2022
Pulled between not trusting some tech companies and still wanting to use their products, people look to government regulation, according to a Washington Post-Schar...The Washington Post From ACM News | December 22, 2021
The takedowns described in the company's monthly threat report demonstrate how the cat-and-mouse game between Facebook and bad actors is escalating.
The Washington Post From ACM News | December 1, 2021
Government agencies are also warning companies and consumers to be on guard against holiday attacks.
The Washington Post From ACM News | November 24, 2021
Hackers put companies under intense pressure to pay ransoms quickly to get their computers systems back online.
The Washington Post From ACM News | November 16, 2021
The rule is not intended to keep American researchers from working with colleagues overseas to find software flaws.
The Washington Post From ACM News | October 22, 2021
The Oregon state employee pension fund is one of the largest investors, if not the largest, in a private equity firm that has majority ownership of NSO Group, the...The Washington Post From ACM News | August 5, 2021
A U.S. Transportation Security Administration directive imposes new rules requiring pipeline operators to strengthen their cyberdefenses.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2021
This is the first time Washington and other U.S. allies have assigned blame for the Microsoft Exchange hack, which compromised more than 100,000 servers worldwide...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 19, 2021
U.S. officials say more than $2 million in cryptocurrency payments to the hackers who held Colonial Pipeline hostage in May has been recovered.
The Washington Post From ACM TechNews | June 9, 2021
The problems appear related to Fastly, which runs a content delivery network, and have been largely resolved.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 8, 2021
The seizure of cryptocurrency paid by Colonial Pipeline to a Russian hacker ring marks a major milestone for the Department of Justice.
The Washington Post From ACM News | June 8, 2021
The attack on top U.S. operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by an Eastern European-based criminal gang.
The Washington Post From ACM News | May 10, 2021
Experts will say in today's Congressional testimony that the U.S. can learn from how cyberthreats have evolved in addressing growing online information operations...The Washington Post From ACM News | April 30, 2021