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• Voting machine vendor says it installed remote software connections in a ‘small number’ of systems (cyberscoop.com)
  Election Systems & Software has conceded that it installed remote-access software on systems, potentially leaving them vulnerable to hacker…
• Lawmakers call on Amazon and Google to reconsider domain fronting ban (cyberscoop.com)
  Amazon and Google face sharp questions from a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators over the tech giants' decisions to ban domain fronting,
• Lawmakers ask Google, Facebook not to work with Vietnamese government on new data laws (cyberscoop.com)
  Lawmakers object to a heavy-handed Vietnamese law that requires tech companies to remove content within 24 hours of getting a request from…
• EAC reassures lawmaker regarding security of voting systems (cyberscoop.com)
  In a response letter obtained by CyberScoop, EAC commissioners lay out the many ways the commission works with states on election security.
• Ukrainian accused in cybercrime wave is considering trial in U.S., lawyer says (cyberscoop.com)
  Mikhail Rytikov can't leave his home country of because he would risk becoming the latest Eastern European snatched up by Western law enfor…
• Wyden asks federal agencies to ditch Adobe Flash (cyberscoop.com)
  The senator wants agencies charged with issuing federal cybersecurity guidance to get Flash off of government systems before 2020.
• Sentencing delayed for Karim Baratov, Russia's email-popping hacker pawn (cyberscoop.com)
  Karim Baratov, a 23-year-old born in Kazakhstan, is charged with building a for-profit hacking empire whose customers included Russian inte…
• Ruppersberger calls for DHS to improve threat-sharing, network protection (cyberscoop.com)
  A report called on DHS to improve its information-sharing program and warned of the threat posed by nation-state hacking tools to federal n…
• Wyden calls for FCC investigation into cell-phone tracking used by law enforcement (cyberscoop.com)
  Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate revelations that U.S. law enforcement officials…
• DHS unveils long-stalled cybersecurity strategy (cyberscoop.com)
  The Department of Homeland Security released a long-awaited cybersecurity strategy that looks to protect critical infrastructure from cyber…
• Ex-CIA employee identified as suspect in 'Vault 7' leaks (cyberscoop.com)
  The suspect was once employed in technical directorates inside the CIA and NSA.
• Wyden asks election commission to issue fresh cybersecurity guidance (cyberscoop.com)
  Sen. Ron Wyden has asked the Election Assistance Commission to issue updated cybersecurity guidance to states ahead of the 2018 midterm ele…
• Latvian national convicted of running Scan4You malware scanner (cyberscoop.com)
  Ruslan Bondars was convicted by a federal jury on three charges for running the underground service.
• Senators want National Guard on call for cyberattacks (cyberscoop.com)
  A pair of Senate Democrats have introduced the Cyber Defenders Act, which would give the National Guard a bigger role in defending against…
• 'VPNFilter' botnet sinkholed by FBI seizure order (cyberscoop.com)
  The FBI obtained a seizure order that allowed U.S. law enforcement to seize the command and control used it the “VPNFilter” botnet.
• Lawmakers look to fortify federal cyber defenses ahead of 2018 midterms (cyberscoop.com)
  The bill is an effort to shore up U.S. cyber defenses by, among other measures, urging agencies to fully implement an executive order on cy…
• Hacker linked to Russian intelligence sentenced to five years in prison (cyberscoop.com)
  Karim Baratov was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for his role in helping Russian spies hack into Yahoo email accounts.
• Kaspersky lawsuits dismissed, U.S. government ban will stand (cyberscoop.com)
  Two lawsuits filed by the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab attempting to lift the U.S. government's ban on the company were dismiss…
• After security testing, CFPB to resume collecting consumer data (cyberscoop.com)
  Acting agency director Mick Mulvaney said the bureau is safe to resume collection after an "exhaustive" security review.
• House panel rejects call for cyberthreat report on ZTE amid possible Trump deal (cyberscoop.com)
  On the heels of a reported U.S. deal with embattled Chinese telecom company ZTE, American lawmakers rejected a measure that would have dire…
• Marcus Hutchins faces new charges of developing malware and lying to FBI (cyberscoop.com)
  Citing legal costs rising above $100,000, Hutchins solicited donations from supporters.
• Congress wants to prevent states from weakening encryption (cyberscoop.com)
  A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would preempt any attempts by states to weaken encryption.
• House committee wants answers on Spectre-Meltdown info embargo (cyberscoop.com)
  The House Committee on Energy and Commerce wants to know why top tech companies sat on the chip flaws for more than six months.
• Allscripts faces lawsuit after ransomware attack affects doctors' offices across U.S. (cyberscoop.com)
  Billion-dollar American healthcare company Allscripts faces a lawsuit for failing to secure systems and data after it was crippled by a Sam…
• Experts push back on Trump administration's call to respond to cyberattacks with nukes (cyberscoop.com)
  Authors say the goal of U.S. policy was to “continue to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in deterring non-nuclear attacks.” Yet a number…
• Two arrested for ATM jackpotting scheme forget banks have cameras (cyberscoop.com)
  Perpetrators dress up like repair technicians and then use malware to get the ATM to eject thousands of dollars of cash.
• House Democrats release report, propose bill addressing election cyberthreats (cyberscoop.com)
  The bill would provide more than $1 billion for states to use for modernizing and securing their election infrastructure.
• DHS refuses to reverse ban on Kaspersky products (cyberscoop.com)
  DHS refuses to reverse the ban on Kaspersky products after the company sued the agency for its September 2017 directive, according to new c…
• Victims can sue Yahoo for massive breaches, federal judge says (cyberscoop.com)
  Plaintiffs suing Yahoo for failing to protect the company's 3 billion users can move forward with their case, a federal judge ruled on Frid…
• Infraud cybercrime ring, responsible for $530 million worth of fraud, broken up by DOJ (cyberscoop.com)
  The U.S. Department of Justice arrested cybercriminals from 17 countries, including the U.S., from the Infraud criminal carding and malware…
• Indictments reveal how Russia's 2016 election information warfare worked (cyberscoop.com)
  Russian operatives were able to obfuscate their activities by stealing the identities of U.S. citizens, renting servers based in the U.S. a…
• Kaspersky Lab files another lawsuit in wake of U.S. government ban (cyberscoop.com)
  Kaspersky Lab has filed another lawsuit against the U.S. over a ban against its products tucked within the 2018 National Defense Authorizat…
• Former Equifax executive charged with insider trading after mega breach (cyberscoop.com)
  Jun Ying allegedly concluded that Equifax had been breached and sold all of his stocks weeks before the company went public with the inform…
• U.S. indicts hackers over terabytes worth of intellectual property theft (cyberscoop.com)
  The Trump administration has announced plans to indict and sanction multiple hackers who act as contractors for a secretive branch of Iran'…
• Senate Intel Committee pushes for improvements to election cybersecurity (cyberscoop.com)
  The committee’s number one recommendation is to ensure that states, not the federal government, continue to lead on running election system…
• FBI has unit solely devoted to its 'going dark' problem (cyberscoop.com)
  The FBI has formed a unit to specifically address law enforcement's efforts to bypass encryption on various internet-connected devices.
• Congress presses FBI over its 'going dark' issues (cyberscoop.com)
  House lawmakers wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray Friday, asking for answers related to the bureau's work around bypassing encryption.
• Extradited Russian explores plea deal for massive LinkedIn breach (cyberscoop.com)
  "The likelihood of a trial is not very high," his lawyer said. "The district has over a 99 percent conviction rate. We are not throwing cli…
• Two lawmakers want to give consumers a way to know if their IoT devices are secure (cyberscoop.com)
  A new bill introduced on Friday aims to create a voluntary cybersecurity certification program to "independently identify, verify, and labe…
• Voting machine manufacturers pushed for cybersecurity information by Sen. Wyden (cyberscoop.com)
  "I write to seek public answers about cybersecurity threats to our election infrastructure," the Oregon Democrat wrote.
• Spanish court will extradite Russian cybercriminal suspect to U.S. (cyberscoop.com)
  “The ability of botnets like Kelihos to be weaponized quickly for vast and varied types of harms is a dangerous and deep threat to all Amer…
• Democrats call for watchdog to probe 'glitzy' DHS nomination party (cyberscoop.com)
  The inspector general at DHS has been asked to investigate a "glitzy ceremony" to mark the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen as homeland secur…
• National data breach notification law introduced by Senate Commerce Committee members (cyberscoop.com)
  The new bill, called the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, was introduced in the wake of reports that Uber paid $100,000 to cover…
• Day trader indicted for hacking into brokerages and placing unauthorized trades (cyberscoop.com)
  Federal prosecutors say the scheme earned over $700,000 in profit and resulted in over $2 million lost by brokerage firms.
• Senate Dems want second confirmation hearing for DHS secretary nominee Nielsen (cyberscoop.com)
  Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee are calling for an unprecedented second hearing for DHS nominee…
• NSA employee pleads guilty to taking classified information home (cyberscoop.com)
  Former National Security Agency employee Nghia H. Pho, 67, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of removal and retention of national defen…
• Wyden pushes NSA and DHS to help government officials secure devices and accounts (cyberscoop.com)
  Sen. Ron Wyden is asking for a voluntary and regular device screening program, a cybersecurity checkup for personal accounts and collaborat…
• China's new law calls on private industry to hand over valuable cyber threat data (cyberscoop.com)
  The new year marked the beginning of yet another Chinese cybersecurity regulation that may affect U.S. technology companies operating overs…
• Kaspersky Lab takes U.S. government to court over federal software ban (cyberscoop.com)
  Kaspersky Lab is suing the U.S. government for its decision to ban the company's software in federal agencies and departments.
• Ethiopia using Israeli spyware to spy on dissidents, journalists (cyberscoop.com)
  The Ethiopian government targeted dissidents around the world with spyware developed by the Israeli firm Cyberbit, according to the Toronto…