Brandon Wales of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on May 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Ivanti-linked breach of CISA potentially affected more than 100,000 individuals A senior CISA official shared details with CyberScoop regarding the incident after the agency notified Congress about it on Friday. Mar 29, 2024 By Tim Starks
Getty Images ID.me misled IRS on processing times for identity verification, congressional investigators found Wait times to receive identity verification were more than double than what ID.me initially represented to the IRS. Nov 17, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Rep. Carolyn Maloney delivers remarks as she participates in a bill enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) House panel launches probe of government contracts with identity verification company ID.me The committee twice cited CyberScoop reporting on the firm. Apr 14, 2022 By Tim Starks
The SolarWinds logo. SolarWinds CEO talks hack, remaining questions before Capitol Hill hearings SolarWinds' Sudhakar Ramakrishna said his company is still investigating the scope of the attack. Feb 22, 2021 By Tim Starks
Parler’s logo. (Screenshot from Parler.com) Misinformation flooded Parler around Capitol insurrection, research finds "Parler was a hotbed for misinformation publishers," the research found. Feb 18, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
(Flickr/Texas Tribune) With Will Hurd’s retirement, Congress loses a key cybersecurity advocate The Texas Republican has advocated strong encryption and higher standards for connected devices. Aug 2, 2019 By Jeff Stone
The judge’s decision Monday represents the final approval of a settlement deal initially proposed in July. (Flickr) House panel: Equifax breach was ‘entirely preventable’ Proactive security measures and better IT leadership would have done the job, congressional investigators say. Dec 10, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
Ranking member Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, demanded an investigation into Russian hacking. (House Oversight and Government Reform) OPM hearing devolves into shouting match about cybersecurity Thursday's hearing on the Office of Personnel Management’s cyber defenses put Capitol Hill's lack of cybersecurity knowledge on full display. Feb 2, 2017