The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security invited Brad Smith, Microsoft’s top lawyer, to attend a proposed hearing on May 22 to discuss the use of the company’s email software that led to emails of U.S. government officials being obtained by hackers, according to CNBC.
U.S. cybersecurity agencies warn that Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are increasingly targeting civil society organizations worldwide, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Chris DeRusha is stepping down as federal chief information security officer after more than three years in the role, during which he significantly contributed to the Biden administration's cybersecurity initiatives, FedScoop reports.
The United Nations uncovered a massive cryptocurrency laundering scheme conducted by North Korea in March that utilized the virtual currency platform Tornado Cash to clean $147.5 million stolen from a crypto exchange, Reuters reports.
U.S. and British officials have issued warnings about the rising potential risks from China's increasing cyber and espionage activities, Reuters reports.
Four House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Election Assistance Commission to jointly develop a report that would provide voluntary guidelines for election administrators on the benefits and risks posed by artificial intelligence during the election, reports CyberScoop.
The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, reports that the Federal Communications Commission announced that an entity known as Royal Tiger has been designated as the first group tagged through its new threat analysis and designation system called the Consumer Communications Information Services Threat.
