A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon

Experts tell CyberScoop that the U.S. telecom system is just too technologically fragmented to gather a clear picture of threats, and too big to ever fully eject all espionage efforts.

Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat

Amid a rash of ransomware attacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee wants to treat the phenomenon like terrorism.

Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions – Krebs on Security

Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions – Krebs on Security

Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie Data – Krebs on Security

Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie Data – Krebs on Security

Russia to create its own security certificate authority, alarming experts

Security experts worry that Russia is opening the door to mass surveillance and disinformation.

Civil liberties groups pressure White House to fill surveillance oversight board

Civil rights groups say the shotage at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is leaving surveillance abuses unchecked.

'Almost every nation' now has cyber vulnerability exploitation program, NSA official says - CyberScoop

Nearly every country on the planet now has a program to exploit digital vulnerabilities, a top National Security Agency cyber official said Wednesday, and while most are focused on espionage, more are beginning to experiment with more aggressive techniques. Rob Joyce, director of cybersecurity at the NSA, said there’s a lot of focus on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, but those countries, which he described as the “big four,” are not the only nations weaponizing technology. “Almost every nation in the world now has a cyber exploitation program. The vast majority of those are used for espionage and intelligence purposes,” Joyce said at the Aspen Cyber Summit. “There is interest in dabbling in offensive cyber and outcomes.” Even some smaller nations have proven to be advanced, Joyce said. It’s just that they’re usually more confined in how they pursue their national interests, by things like the amount of money […]

T-Mobile investigates potentially massive breach of consumer data - CyberScoop

T-Mobile is investigating claims by a hacker that they have put sensitive information about more than 100 million of the company’s customers up for sale after breaching its servers. The data set includes names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers and driver’s license information, Motherboard first reported. The sales ad asks for six bitcoin, which is roughly the equivalent to $278,781 as of Monday morning, in exchange for 30 million Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses from the data set. “We are aware of claims made in an underground forum and have been actively investigating their validity,” T-Mobile said in a statement to multiple outlets Sunday. “We do not have any additional information to share at this time.” T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment from CyberScoop. T-Mobile has just over 100 million customers in the United States, meaning that the data set could cover a […]