cybersecurity

TikTok updates app rules ahead of CEO's U.S. congressional hearing

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

TikTok went on a counteroffensive amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards for content as its CEO warned against a possible U.S. ban on the Chinese-owned video sharing app.

U.S., UK impose sanctions on Russian cybercrime group

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a joint U.S.-U.K. effort to sanction Russian cybercriminals as the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears and Treasury tightens its efforts to financially punish violators of existing sanctions.

U.S. infiltrates, dismantles big ransomware gang

By Eric Tucker, Frank Bajak, Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials say the FBI and international partners have at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year.

Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase to pay $100 million in settlement with New York regulators

By Associated Press

New York has announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase over what state officials called significant failures in the cryptocurrency trading platform's systems for spotting potential criminal activity.

Why Japan is boosting its arms budget and 'counterstrike capability'

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia.

Probe underway after funds vanish from bankrupt crypto exchange FTX

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday.

WATCH: Twitter whistleblower raises privacy, security flaws before Senate Judiciary Committee

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, appeared Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his concerns.

Whistleblower alleges Twitter executives deceived regulators about lax security procedures

By Stephanie Sy

A whistleblower says Twitter has “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its cyber security defense. The complaint says the company is an easy target for hackers and could put users’ information at risk. Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post's Silicon Valley correspondent who…

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Former head of Twitter security files whistleblower complaints

By Associated Press

A former head of security at Twitter has filed whistleblower complaints with U.S. officials, alleging that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts, according to reports by the Washington Post and CNN.