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Oct 31

In hearing on Russia, Facebook, Twitter, Google defend their security measures

By Barbara Ortutay, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Leaders from the tech giant promised a Senate subcommittee they would do more to stop the misuse of their platforms by foreign nations.

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Oct 04

WATCH: Lawmakers grill former Equifax CEO over company’s $7.5 million IRS contract

By Joshua Barajas

But the biggest sore point for lawmakers appeared to be Equifax’s new $7.25 million contract with the Internal Revenue Service signed last month. Both sides of the aisle condemned the no-bid contract.

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Oct 02

2.5 million more Americans may be affected by Equifax hack, company says

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

The update comes as Equifax's former CEO, Richard Smith, who announced his retirement last month, will testify in front of Congress starting Tuesday.

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Jul 20

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News Wrap: U.S. and Russia discussing cybersecurity collaboration, says Russian news agency

By PBS News Hour

In the our news wrap Thursday, Russia’s official news agency reported the U.S. and Russia are discussing the possibility of creating a cybersecurity working group. President Trump had raised a similar idea but backed off under heavy criticism. Also, the…

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Jul 17

U.S. to create the independent U.S. Cyber Command, split off from NSA

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group, according to U.S. officials.

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Jun 21

Intel officials detail how Russian cyberattacks sought to interfere with U.S. elections

By Richard Lardner and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Current and former government officials painted a sinister portrait Wednesday of Russian cyberattacks on the United States aimed at interfering in the U.S. presidential election last year. Moscow stockpiled stolen information and selectively disseminated it during the campaign…

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May 17

ProPublica finds lax internet security at four of Trump’s resorts

By Jeff Larson, Julia Angwin, ProPublica

The risks posed by the lax security, experts say, go well beyond simple digital snooping. Sophisticated attackers could take advantage of vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi networks to take over devices like computers or smart phones and use them to record…

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May 16

Column: 5 reasons why health care is vulnerable to cyberattacks

By John Halamka

The past few days have been filled with reports about the ransomware impact on the UK National Health Service. Was the NHS specifically targeted? No. Was it uniquely vulnerable? Yes.

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May 16

Everything you need to know about the ‘WannaCrypt’ ransomware attack

By Andrew Wagner

While governments and corporations scramble to perform damage control for WannaCrypt ransomware, here’s what we know about the origins of this cyber attack, who might be to blame and what you can do to protect yourself.

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May 15

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When should the government reveal cyber flaws to tech companies?

By PBS News Hour

If the government can detect that there is a hole in a company's software that makes it vulnerable to attack, do they have an obligation to tell that company, even if it gives away the government's tool for conducting surveillance?…

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