WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast. In a statement, DHS said it would require operators of federally designated critical pipelines to implement “specific mitigation measures” to prevent ransomware attacks and other…
Chinese Regime Will Be Held Accountable Unless It Ends ‘Systematic Cyber Sabotage’, UK Warns
July 19, 2021
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The UK on Monday confirmed that Chinese state-backed actors were responsible for the cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange earlier this year that affected over a quarter of a million servers worldwide. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement that the attack was “a reckless but familiar pattern of behaviour.” “The Chinese government must end this systematic cyber sabotage and can expect…
Chinese Regulators Send Teams to Didi for Cybersecurity Review
BEIJING—The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Friday that officials from at least seven departments sent teams to conduct an on-site cybersecurity review of ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. The regulators include the CAC, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Natural Resources, State Taxation Administration, and State Administration…
Russia-Based Ransomware Gang Offline but Cause Not Clear
WASHINGTON—The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it was premature to speculate why and that there was no indication of a law enforcement takedown. REvil’s dark web data-leak site and ransom-negotiating portals were both unreachable, cybersecurity researchers said. The group was…
Big Tech Fights Bill That May See Govt Security Installed on Their Systems
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have unanimously fought to amend a proposed bill that could allow the Australian government to implant its own cybersecurity software onto the back of the big tech’s cloud systems. The Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 (pdf) seeks to build on existing legislation to fortify Australia’s critical infrastructure against cyber…
Deep Dive (July 6): Biden Pressured to Take Action After Latest Ransomware Attack
Around 1,500 businesses around the globe have been compromised in the latest ransomware attack, despite the targeted company limiting the extent of damages. The attack targeted U.S. IT firm Kaseya over the weekend. Kaseya’s CEO Fred Voccola said the company shut down the compromised program within an hour after the attack, potentially saving more businesses…
Chinese Regime Forces Ride-Hailing Company To Suspend User Registrations After US IPO, Causing Stock to Fall
Just two days after the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing launched its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), the Chinese communist regime’s Cyberspace Administration started a security review on the company and suspended its registration of new users. The action caused Didi’s stock to fall on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). On July 2, the Cyberspace…
US and Russia Agree to Start Talks on Preventing Cyberattacks
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin said at separate press conferences following their Wednesday meeting in Geneva that the two countries have agreed to start negotiations on a framework to prevent cyberattacks. Putin, who was the first of the two leaders to talk to reporters, said of the overall tone of their meeting that,…
Our Cybersecurity in a Cyberwarfare Age
Commentary The Department of Homeland Security has declared the United States has 16 “critical infrastructure sectors.” Translated, that means these enterprises are crucial to a safe and orderly society. The sectors include: food and agriculture, water, medical and health care, energy, transportation, telecommunications, law enforcement and, of course, our defense systems. With increasing regularity foreign-based…
China’s 5G Tech Threat: Time to Stop the Digital Malware Pandemic
Commentary Mounting evidence strongly indicates the COVID-19/Wuhan virus escaped from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan in November 2019. An accidental or premeditated release? The motive matters. However, this chain of events is certain: The initial incident caused the disease to spread throughout China. The embarrassed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime failed to…
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