Ex-White House cyber official says ransomware payment ban is a ways off
Kemba Walden, the former acting national cyber director, said that a ransom payment ban is the ultimate goal.
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Secret Service to revive the Cyber Investigations Advisory Board
The federal advisory committee will offer expert and industry advice to the agency.
Major cyber incident reporting requirement, CISA budget hike on precipice of becoming law
The incident reporting legislation, long in the works, also comes with nearly $2.6 billion for the agency for fiscal 2022.
‘That horse has left the barn’: Secret Service official says ransom payments have fueled hacking sprees
“I think it’s a very small number of cases we actually hear about,” Secret Service official Stephen Nix said.
Investigators suggest hackers exploited weak password security to breach Florida water facility
An outdated operating system might also share blame.
SIM-swapping gang busted for targeting ‘influencers, sports stars, musicians’
International police did not name specific victims. The crooks were able to steal about $100 million in cryptocurrency as well as personal data.
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Secret Service looks to outsiders to boost financial cybercrime probes
The agency's Cyber Investigations Advisory Board is ramping up, and Secret Service personnel are working more closely with U.S. Cyber Command than ever, officials said.
Secret Service merging electronic and financial crime task forces to combat cybercrime
The reorganization comes amid a broader Secret Service effort to refocus, energize, and modernize its crimes investigations.
Secret Service to launch private-sector cybercrime council
The Secret Service wants advice on current and future cyberthreats, as well as insight into big tech-policy debates.
Aleksei Burkov, Russian accused of operating ‘elite’ hacking forum, pleads not guilty
The 29-year-old man is accused of an array of crimes stretching back years.