An investigation by the Brazilian Federal Police, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and multiple law enforcement partners led to the disruption of a transnational cryptocurrency fraud ring …
U.S. sought records on Binance CEO for crypto money laundering probe
U.S. federal prosecutors asked Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to provide extensive internal records about its anti-money laundering checks, along with communications involving …
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Kraken, a U.S. Crypto Exchange, Is Suspected of Violating Sanctions
Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is under federal investigation, suspected of violating U.S. sanctions by allowing users in Iran and elsewhere to buy and sell digital …
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CISA Tells Organizations to Patch CVEs Dating Back to 2014
The US government has added eight more vulnerabilities to a list of CVEs that federal agencies are required to patch, called the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The list was first launched by …
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Final Plan for Federal Zero Trust Strategy through 2024 Released by White House and OMB
According to the final plan released by the White House on Wednesday, the federal government will move to a "zero-trust" cybersecurity strategy by 2024. The plan was released by the Office of …
Defense Department AI Center Seeks Own Acquisition Authorities
The Pentagon's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center was created only two years ago and has now grown its staff from four to 175 as well as developing an annual budget of $240 million. However, the …
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White House pushes for more telework as first DOD contractor dies because of COVID-19
The White House has announced that government agencies must utilize technology to support teleworking capabilities after COVID-19 took its first victim from the Pentagon. The memo, which was issued by …
Government embracing digital transformation but struggling to implement data security
A new report by Thales looks at the data threats affecting federal agencies in the US. It shows that 60% of agencies have suffered a data breach in the past and over one-third (35%) experienced one in …
Survey: Cybersecurity Threats from Careless Insiders and Foreign Governments Reach All-Time Highs
The fifth annual Federal Cybersecurity Survey by SolarWinds identifies careless/untrained insiders and foreign governments as the top cybersecurity threats to US federal agencies. The two threat …
Agencies Will Soon Have a Cyber Hygiene Score—And Will Know Where They Rank
"Soon, federal agencies will have a clear idea of how they are doing on basic cybersecurity and be able to compare their posture to other agencies across the government. The Homeland Security …
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