Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers speaks May 31, 2018, at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum presented by FireEye and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) DOJ didn’t ask for Russia’s help tracking down Colonial Pipeline hackers, senior official says John Demers equated such an ask to a waste of time. Jun 16, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers participates in a news conference at the Justice Department on October 2020. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Veteran Justice official who oversaw cybercrime cases to step down Demers' position is one of the most powerful cyber-related perches in the U.S. government. Jun 14, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Matt Olsen speaks Oct. 24, 2019, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group) White House taps Matt Olsen, Uber security boss and former NSA lawyer, to lead key DOJ division If confirmed, Olsen will lead a unit focused on stopping espionage and, increasingly, on mitigating cyberattacks. May 26, 2021 By Jeff Stone
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers speaks May 31, 2018, at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum presented by FireEye and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) US spy agencies review software suppliers’ ties to Russia following SolarWinds hack The Biden administration is still studying how future spying operations might emulate what the SVR allegedly did. May 6, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Bill Evanina, director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center. (Screenshot / FBI video) China aims its influence operations at incoming Biden administration, top intel official says Meanwhile, some 1,000 researchers affiliated with the Chinese military have left the U.S., according to another official. Dec 2, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Wikicommons) EU slaps sanctions on GRU leader, Fancy Bear, FBI-wanted hacker over Bundestag attack It's just the second time the EU has used its cyber sanctions powers. Oct 22, 2020 By Tim Starks
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers speaks May 31, 2018, at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum presented by FireEye and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) Justice Department official accuses China of acting as ‘safe haven’ for cybercriminals It’s an accusation that U.S. government officials and security researchers have more often leveled at Russia. Oct 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Tehran. (Getty Images) Takedown of 92 Iran-owned domains includes 4 used for disinformation in US, feds say The Department of Justice said the four domains targeted at U.S. audiences — newsstand7.com, usjournal.net, usjournal.us and twtoday.net — were seized specifically under the Foreign Agents Registration… Oct 8, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
TikTok, which is wildly popular in the U.S., has denied any wrongdoing and said it is “fully committed to protecting our users’ privacy and security.” (Pixabay) TikTok users ‘voluntarily’ giving their data to China, Justice official says John Demers framed the alleged TikTok threat as part of a broader “Chinese [government] appetite for large volumes of sensitive personal data.” Aug 12, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) US accuses two Chinese hackers of global hacking campaign, targeting coronavirus vaccine research The charges from the Department of Justice come amid mounting pressure for governments around the world to mitigate COVID-19. Jul 21, 2020 By Jeff Stone