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U.S. Cyber Agency Says SolarWinds Hackers Are ‘Impacting’ State, Local Governments

December 24, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments, although it released few additional details, Reuters informed. The hacking campaign, […]

Google, Facebook Agreed to Team up Against Possible Antitrust Action, Draft Lawsuit Says

December 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google agreed to “cooperate and assist one another” in case of an investigation into their pact to work together in online advertising, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Monday. The […]

Biden Chief of Staff Says Hack Response Will Go Beyond ‘Just Sanctions’

December 21, 2020 Focus Washington

The incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden’s response to the massive hacking campaign uncovered last week would go beyond sanctions, Reuters writes. Ron Klain said Biden was mapping […]

SolarWinds Hackers Broke Into U.S. Cable Firm and Arizona County, Web Records Show

December 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Suspected Russian hackers accessed the systems of a U.S. internet provider and a county government in Arizona as part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign disclosed this week, according to an analysis of publicly-available web records, […]

Microsoft Says It Found Malicious Software in Its Systems

December 18, 2020 Focus Washington

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked […]

Facebook Slams Apple Privacy Change Again, Suggesting It Will Kill Free Apps

December 17, 2020 Focus Washington

The day after launching an attack on Apple’s upcoming privacy change, Facebook is running another ad prompting consumers to consider whether they would pay for apps that are currently free, CNBC reported. Facebook on Wednesday […]

Hackers Used SolarWinds’ Dominance Against It in Sprawling Spy Campaign

December 16, 2020 Focus Washington

On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during his 11 years at the helm, Reuters writes. There was not a database or an […]

U.S. Court to Hear Appeal Challenging Order Blocking TikTok App Store Ban

December 14, 2020 Focus Washington

A U.S. appeals court on Monday will hear arguments in the Trump administration’s appeal of a judge’s order that blocked a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok from domestic app stores, Reuters reported. U.S. District Judge Carl […]

Suspected Russian Hackers Spied on U.S. Treasury Emails

December 14, 2020 Focus Washington

Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, according to people familiar with the matter, adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far […]

Facebook Lawsuits Could Take Years to Resolve

December 10, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook, faced with two major antitrust lawsuits, could be forced to breakup, settle with changes to its business, or it could prove its government challengers wrong and win in court, antitrust experts said, Reuters writes. […]

Federal Trade Commission States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook

December 9, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of states sued Facebook on Wednesday, saying that it broke antitrust law, Reuters reports. The FTC said in a statement that it would seek an injunction […]

Huawei Tested AI Software That Could Identify Uighur Muslims and Alert Police, Report Says

December 9, 2020 Focus Washington

Huawei, together with one of China’s biggest artificial intelligence (AI) firms Megvii, tested a facial recognition system that could be used to detect members of a minority Muslim group and send alerts to authorities, a […]

Facebook Hopes the Cryptocurrency It Backs Will Launch in 2021, Top Exec Says

December 8, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook should be given the “benefit of the doubt” by regulators in its ambitions to launch the cryptocurrency it backs and its digital wallet, the head of the company’s financial services arm said on Monday, […]

Second U.S. Judge Blocks Commerce Restrictions on TikTok

December 8, 2020 Focus Washington

A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chinese-owned short video sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the […]

Former Cybersecurity Chief Says Russia, China, Iran and North Korea Are Trying to Steal Coronavirus Vaccine IP

December 7, 2020 Focus Washington

The former head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Sunday that adversaries have attempted to steal intellectual property related to the coronavirus vaccine, CNBC reported. “The big four, Russia, […]

UAE Target of Cyber Attacks After Israel Deal, Official Says

December 7, 2020 Focus Washington

The United Arab Emirates was the target of cyber attacks after establishing formal ties with Israel, the Gulf Arab state’s cyber security head said on Sunday, Reuters informed. The UAE in August broke with decades […]

U.S. States Plan to Sue Facebook Next Week

December 3, 2020 Focus Washington

A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with the […]

U.S. Republicans Balk as Trump Uses Defense Bill for Leverage on Big Tech

December 3, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s threat to veto a defense bill if it does not repeal legal protections for social media companies faced stiff bipartisan opposition on Wednesday, setting the stage for a confrontation with lawmakers scrambling […]

Facebook Cryptocurrency Libra to Launch as Early as January but Scaled Back

November 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is readying to launch as early as January, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing three unidentified people involved in the project. The Geneva-based Libra Association that will issue and govern Libra […]

Bitcoin Plunges by Nearly $3,000 After Closing in on Its All-Time Record

November 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Bitcoin has plunged by close to $3,000 in less than 24 hours after hitting highs not seen since the end of 2017, CNBC writes. The price of bitcoin was trading at $19,374 at 1:45 p.m. […]

British Telcos May Be Fined 10% of Revenues for Using Huawei Gear Under New Law

November 24, 2020 Focus Washington

British telcos could face large fines if they fail to tighten security in their networks under a new law being announced in Parliament on Tuesday, CNBC informed. The proposed Telecommunications Security Bill is designed to […]

Bitcoin Hits $19,000 for First Time in Three Years, All-Time High in Sight

November 24, 2020 Focus Washington

Bitcoin hit $19,000 on Tuesday for the first time in nearly three years, homing in on its all-time high of just under $20,000, Reuters informed. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency was last up 3.2% at […]

China to Launch Moon Probe, Seeking First Lunar Rock Retrieval Since 1970s

November 22, 2020 Focus Washington

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s, Reuters […]

Facebook Moderators Say Company Has Risked Their Lives by Forcing Them Back to the Office

November 19, 2020 Focus Washington

More than 200 Facebook content moderators from across the U.S. and Europe have written an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and urged him to let them work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC […]

SpaceX Launches Astronauts Into Space

November 16, 2020 Focus Washington

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday, NASA’s first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft, Reuters writes. SpaceX’s […]

U.S. Government Appeals Order Blocking TikTok Ban From Taking Effect

November 13, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judge’s Oct. 30 order that blocked the government from imposing restrictions on Chinese-owned short video sharing app TikTok that were set to take effect on […]

Zuckerberg Defends Not Suspending Ex-Trump Aide Bannon From Facebook

November 13, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting on Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not violated enough of the company’s policies to justify his suspension when he urged the beheading […]

U.S. Treasury Seeks ‘Resolution’ With ByteDance on Security Concerns

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it wants a resolution of national security concerns it has raised over China-based ByteDance’s acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly, which it then merged into video-sharing app […]

TikTok Hasn’t Heard From the Trump Administration in Weeks, Prompting Latest CFIUS Petition

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

TikTok hasn’t had meaningful dialogue with the Trump administration’s committee on foreign investment in the United States (CFIUS) for weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, CNBC reported. Executives at the company are still […]

Biden’s Transition Team Has More Tech Executives Than Tech Critics

November 11, 2020 Focus Washington

Far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Tuesday, offering clues on who will decide on filling key roles and ultimately influence his […]

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