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Pro-Iran hackers claim breach of FBI director’s email
1+ week, 4+ day ago (289+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the 2026 Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 19, 2026. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images A pro-Iran hacker group claimed to have…...
The man who built the web wants to fix it
4+ week, 1+ day ago (610+ words) The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim-Berners Lee, during a conference at the Talent Arena, at the Fira de Barcelona, on 3 March 2026, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via Getty Images Decades after inventing the web, Tim…...
Fake DOD memo about ‘compromised’ apps shows swift spread of deceptive messaging
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (321+ words) A purported U.S. Cyber Command memo claiming that multiple apps were "compromised" and could be revealing servicemembers" locations is fake, a DOD official confirmed to Defense One." "The command did not issue messages to U.S. service members to turn off location services…...
New White House design team aims for ‘delightful’ websites — changing design ethos in the process
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1765+ words) Joe Gebbia wants to make the government's websites better, more useful and more beautiful. They should be "delightful," the billionaire Airbnb co-founder said recently on a podcast." Gebbia is the government's first-ever chief design officer, a position created by President…...
Energy Department patched flaws enabling email impersonation in critical minerals system
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) The Energy Department recently fixed an identity verification flaw in a portal supporting its critical minerals programs after a security researcher found the system allowed outside users to register with email addresses that appeared to belong to the department. According…...
Chinese telecom hackers likely holding stolen data ‘in perpetuity’ for later attempts, FBI official says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) A Chinese state-backed hacking group that was discovered in telecom operators and other communications systems is likely holding onto pilfered data "in perpetuity" for future theft and cyber exploitation, a top FBI official said Thursday. Salt Typhoon, as the group…...
US cyber responses will be ‘linked to adversary actions’ and involve industry coordination, official says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) Future U.S. government responses in cyberspace will be "linked to adversary actions" and will involve coordination between the private sector and smaller governments, a top White House official said Thursday. The dynamic, which will be codified in a forthcoming national cyber…...
Long before TikTok, the clock Was ticking on standards for foreign-owned apps
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) Anthony Kwan / Stringer / Getty Images If you have kids, or if you can remember when you were one yourself, you may be familiar with the phrase, "My house, my rules." It's a tenet that many parents fall back on when…...
Chinese hackers targeted email systems of US congressional staff, people familiar say
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (307+ words) Chinese hackers targeted the email inboxes of staff working in several House of Representatives committees, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The people declined to disclose details of specific committees affected because an investigation into the intrusions…...
How government leaders can balance the pros and cons of data center development
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (419+ words) Construction of Microsoft Azure data center campus in Leesburg, Virginia, on Oct. 19, 2024. Gerville via Getty Images The demand for data centers continues to grow as government and tech leaders turn to artificial intelligence to improve daily operations and services." But…...