HHS reverses course, allows Change Healthcare to file breach notifications for others
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changed course on Friday and announced that it will allow Change Healthcare to file breach notifications on behalf of the...
UnitedHealth leaders ‘should be held responsible’ for installing inexperienced CISO, senator says
Sen. Ron Wyden unloaded on UnitedHealth Group (UHG) in a letter to regulators on Thursday, calling for the company’s leaders to “be held responsible” for negligence connected to...
Cyberattacks targeting US and allies having ‘strategically consequential effects’
TALLINN, Estonia — Even cyberattacks below the threshold of starting an armed conflict are having “strategically consequential effects on the power of the United States, its allies, and...
A top FTC official on the consumer privacy message the agency is sending to...
Under Chair Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been far more aggressive in its pursuit of data privacy cases, including unprecedented enforcements against data brokers who...
Europol Shuts Down 100+ Servers Linked to IcedID, TrickBot, and Other Malware
May 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Crime
Europol on Thursday said it shut down the infrastructure associated with several malware loader operations such as IcedID, SystemBC, PikaBot, SmokeLoader, Bumblebee, and TrickBot...
Negotiations over new NATO cyber center still ongoing weeks from planned launch
TALLINN, Estonia — Negotiations about NATO’s new cyber center are ongoing just weeks away from the Washington summit where allies are expected to announce an agreement establishing it,...
Over 100 malware servers shut down in ‘largest ever’ operation against botnets
International law enforcement agencies announced Thursday that they took several of the most influential malware families offline in the “largest ever operation against botnets.” The malicious software...
Senate chairman wants new White House-led panel to streamline federal cyber rules
A top Democratic senator is pushing draft legislation that would require the White House to create a new interagency committee to streamline and better coordinate federal cybersecurity regulations,...
Bill would give Commerce Department the ability to ban Chinese-made vehicles
Federal legislation introduced Wednesday would create a formal structure for a national security audit of connected vehicles manufactured in China and other adversarial nations, giving the Department of...
Ukraine signs new security deals as it seeks long-term support from West
TALLINN, Estonia — Since the start of this week, Ukraine has signed security agreements with Spain, Belgium and Portugal, adding to a list that includes a dozen other...
