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xperts "warn drinking water systems across the Garden State are exposed to the same threat." Jared Maples, the director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, "said that the Garden State Network faces an onslaught of 4 million cyberattacks each day." Maples "told NJ Advance Media the Gard

"have lashed out at the UK for joining the US in condemning Russia's international cyber-espionage efforts, induding elections interference and the SolarWinds hack." The New York Times (4/17, Higgins, Goeij, 20.6M) reports that Polan "also expelled Russia diplomats in recent days, ordering three to leave

the House of Representatives "haggle[s] over the formation of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol," the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Rules and Administration Committee are "pressing ahead with a series of investigative hearings to scruti

ent Claims Amid Pandemic. • Political Vendor Linked To Tennessee Lawmaker's Campaign. EFTA00148034 CYBER DIVISION • Congress To Hold Hearings On SolarWinds Hack. • Legislators To Review Proposed Cyber Diplomacy Act. • Georgia Launches Cyber Fraud Task Force. • New Study Says Most Cyberattacks In 2020

top leaders." The Hill adds Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Katko (R-NY), and James Comer (R-KY), the ranking members of the House Administration, Homeland Security, and Oversight committees, "rolled out legislation creating a Jan. 6 commission that would be comprised of five Democrats and five Republicans." Th

te Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin and eight other Senate Democrats are seeking "answers on the impact of the recently discovered breach of IT group SolarWinds on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Courts (AO), both of which were compromised." They wrote in a letter, "We are alarmed at the potenti

als, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the ongoing investigation into the hack." The vulnerabilities at Homeland Security, in particular, "intensify the worries following the SolarWinds attack and an even more widespread hack affecting Microsoft Exchange's email progra

Report Warns. • Opinion: The Need To Establish A Global Standard To Protect And Share Data. • Cyberattack Pushes Australian TV Channel Off Air. • SolarWinds Hackers Gained Access To Head Of DHS' Emails. • Tech Firms And Independent Shops Argue Over "Right To Repair" Hardware. • Biden Says New Cybersecur

hat fewer than 10 federal entities had their networks breached, though that list includes major agencies such as the Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce. U.S. officials have told The Washington Post that they think that as many as 300 government and private-sector entities at mo

arge of the U.S. Strategic Command said." According to the Times, "The hack exploited a flaw in network monitoring software produced by Texas-based SolarWinds that allowed an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor - most likely Russia - to covertly install back door access points in computer networks, off

a weapons seizure linked to what became a botched Venezuelan coup launched from Colombia." The letter "from Julio Magallan, the adjunct attache for Homeland Security Investigations at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, alerted about a weapons ring under investigation for allegedly trafficking arms from the United State

ian state-sponsored hacking." This is showing "signs of increasing sophistication, as demonstrated by the recent exploitation of a vulnerability in SolarWinds software used in several US government departments." Reuters (4/22) reports Britain's spies "believe that China could within decades dominate all o

s the agency reels from two major cyber attacks that have left hundreds of American companies and federal agencies exposed to adversaries." A senior Homeland Security official told reporters on Tuesday, "We are interested in exploring additional mechanisms through which the government could have a more rapid unde

rces Say SolarWinds Cyberhack Gained Access To Then-Acting DHS Chief's Emails. ABC News (3/30, 2.44M) reports authorities "believe that the massive 'SolarWinds' hack allegedly carried out by Russia last year successfully breached the email accounts of then-DHS acting secretary Chad Wolf and dozens of other

xperts "warn drinking water systems across the Garden State are exposed to the same threat." Jared Maples, the director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, "said that the Garden State Network faces an onslaught of 4 million cyberattacks each day." Maples "told NJ Advance Media the Gar

have lashed out at the UK for joining the US in condemning Russia's international cyber-espionage efforts, including elections interference and the SolarWinds hack." The New York Times (4/17, Higgins, Goeij, 20.6M) reports that Polan "also expelled Russia diplomats in recent days, ordering three to leave

of the nation's critical communications systems, according to national security experts: Paul Rosenzweig, a former official at the US Department of Homeland Security, is quoted saying, 'There's a saying in security circles that if there's no Internet 'kill switch' but you want to kill the Internet, kill the switc

Street Journal (12/28, Gallagher, Subscription Publication, 8.41M) reports that the NYSE FactSet Global Cyber Security Index has risen 12% since the SolarWinds attack was reported on December 12 — after FireEye's shares had dropped 13% following reports its own system had been breached on December 8. FireE

als, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the ongoing investigation into the hack." The vulnerabilities at Homeland Security, in particular, "intensify the worries following the SolarWinds attack and an even more widespread hack affecting Microsoft Exchange's email program

ports, "The UK government has been urged to stop criminals from carrying out malicious software attacks with "impunity, after research revealed..." SolarWinds hackers gained accessed to head of DHS' emails. The AP/NBC News (3/29, 4.91M) reports that those behind the SolarWinds breach - suspected to be Russ