The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has collected Americans’ financial records in bulk, according to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Wyden revealed the existence of a DHS financial surveillance in a March 8 letter to the department’s inspector general, calling for an investigation into the previously unknown activities. Wyden said he recently learned that Homeland Security…
DHS Warns of Potential Russian Cyber Attacks in US
February 23, 2022
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of potential Russian cyber threats to U.S. organizations at all levels as Russia–Ukraine tensions continue to intensify. The federal agency issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory that stating that the Russian government understands that disabling or destroying critical infrastructure—including power and communications—can “augment pressure on a country’s government,…
DHS Warns of Potential Russian Cyberattacks in US
February 23, 2022
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of potential Russian cyberthreats to U.S. organizations at all levels as Russia–Ukraine tensions continue to intensify. The federal agency issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory stating that the Russian government understands that disabling or destroying critical infrastructure—including power and communications—can “augment pressure on a country’s government, military, and population…
DHS Official Defends Monitoring Trucker Protests, Linking Terrorism to Misinfo
Recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decisions to monitor trucker protests and link domestic terrorism to misinformation have prompted backlash from some conservatives and civil libertarians, but DHS Counterterrorism Coordinator John Cohen defended his department’s actions at a Feb. 15 online event. The DHS’s Feb. 7 bulletin warned of a heightened terrorism threat because of…
US Department of Homeland Security Confirms It’s Monitoring Reports of Potential Truck Convoy Protests
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed it’s tracking potential truck convoys in the United States after Canadian protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates unfolded in multiple cities. DHS “is tracking reports of a potential convoy that may be planning to travel to several U.S. cities,” an agency spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an…
Biden DHS Declares Heightened Terrorism Threat
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Feb. 7 declared a heightened terrorism threat due to “false and misleading narratives,” misinformation, and “conspiracy theories.” “The United States remains in a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of…
Google Executive in Charge of ‘Tackling Disinformation’ Becomes DHS Senior Leader
January 13, 2022
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A past senior aide to former President Barack Obama, who became a Google executive in charge of “tackling disinformation”, has joined the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a senior leader from this week. Kristie Canegallo, who was vice president of Trust and Safety in Google beginning March 2018, was appointed chief of staff in…
Homeland Security to Plug ‘Gaps’ Following Biden’s Order to Halt Border Wall Construction
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday it will restart some construction on the Trump administration’s border wall and will focus on gaps that were left in place after President Joe Bien ordered work to stop on the barrier during his first day in office. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday directed the…
Federal Agencies Ordered to Immediately Update Systems Against Key Vulnerability: CISA
Federal agencies on Friday were ordered by the Department of Homeland Security to investigate and patch systems against the Apache logging library Log4j vulnerability that has been flagged by cybersecurity experts in recent days. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency order calling on agencies to immediately patch their network assets that connect…
Deep Dive (Dec. 15): DHS Offers $5,000 ‘Bug Bounty’ to Hackers for Help
President Joe Biden was in Kentucky Wednesday, surveying the damage from the deadly tornadoes. He said, “The way people just come out of nowhere to help as a community—and that’s what we’re supposed to be doing. That’s what America is supposed to be. There are no red tornadoes or blue tornadoes. There’s no red states…
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